The First Fleet to Australia carried convicts, and the officers and marines who were overseeing them. It also carried supplies and equipment for setting up a new colony.
The First Fleet arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
The First Fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
Between the years 1788 and 1850, England sent a total of 806 ships to Australia (including the eleven in the First Fleet), carrying over 162,000 convicts.
The First Fleet was known as the First Fleet when it came to Australia.
The First Fleet.
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
The First Fleet refers to the first fleet of eleven ships which arrived in Australia in January 1788, carrying convicts, officers, marines and their families. They arrived at Port Jackson, now known as Sydney, New South Wales, to establish a convict colony.
The First Fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.The First Fleet first arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but did not remain there as the site was unsuitable for settlement. The Fleet then moved to Port Jackson, the location of Sydney, Australia, arriving there on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet was not something that was built. The First Fleet was the fleet in which the first permanent settlers travelled to Australia, and it was made up of convicts, marines and officers from England.
No. The First Fleet refers to the first fleet of eleven ships which arrived in Australia in January 1788, carrying convicts, officers, marines and their families. They arrived at Port Jackson, now known as Sydney, New South Wales, to establish a convict colony.
A timeline of the First Fleet to Australia can be found at the related link below.