How many convicts were on the first fleet?**. 
They stopped at Tenerife (Canary Islands), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Cape Town (South Africa) on the way to stock up on food and supplies.
Did the fleet stop anywhere along the way?. The voyage took 259 days ( 8 months and 14 days) How long did the first fleet voyage take?. What’s so special about the date 26 January?Ģ6 January marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales and the raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip, which signifies the beginning of European settlement in Australia. The fleet arrived at Botany Bay but as that place was deemed unsuitable as a settlement due to the lack of fresh water, the fleet sailed on to Port Jackson (Sydney Cove), New South Wales arriving on 26 January 1788 Who was the captain of the first fleet?. Supply, Prince of Wales, Golden Grove, Fishburn and Borrowdale Sirius, Charlotte, Alexander, Scarborough, Lady Penrhyn, Friendship, H.M.S. What are the names of the ships in the first fleet?. 6 convict ships, 2 naval ships and 3 ships with supplies The fleet left Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England on, and arrived at Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia between 18-20 January 1788 When and where did it leave from and arrive?. And it was because of the American Revolution in 1776 that Britain started sending their criminals to Australia. So just how much do you know of your Australian convict history? In particular the First Fleet? Here’s some intriguing facts that you probably didn’t know.īritain had shipped about 52,000 convicts to America between 17 before they started sending them to Australia. 
In fact, many were just trying to survive. Did you know that approximately 20% of Australians descend from convicts … yes, true! Having a convict in the family has become a badge of honour for many, and having a First Fleeter even more so.Īnd while the term ‘convict’ tends to mean ‘criminal’, so many of the 162,000 who were transported to Australia weren’t actually ‘bad’.
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