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How many men did captain cook have as crew when he came to nz?

None. Captain Cook did not carry convicts. His was a mission of exploration and discovery. Cook was not part of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. Cook's only part in the passage of convicts was to recommend Botany Bay as a suitable site for a penal colony, but he died nine years before the First Fleet arrived.


How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?

There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.


Were female convicts transported on the first fleet?

Yes. There were 192 female convicts on the First Fleet.


When did Captain James Cook leave England on the First Fleet?

Captain James Cook did not travel on the First Fleet, which was a fleet transporting convicts to Australia in 1788. He set sail from England in 1768 on an expeditionary voyage, making his first landfall in Botany Bay, Australia in 1770.


What did convicts on the first fleet drink?

The convicts on the First Fleet were only given water to drink.


How did the convicts get on the first fleet?

They walked on


What are prisoners called on the first fleet?

The prisoners on the First Fleet were known as convicts.


How are the first fleet and the first free settlers different?

The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts


Did the First Fleet arrive in Australia in 1770?

No, the First Fleet (which brought convicts) landed in Australia in 1788. No fleet arrived in 1770 - just Lieutenant James Cook's ship, the Endeavour, on its expeditionary voyage to the unknown southern land.


What fleet carried convicts to Australia?

The First Fleet carried the first group of convicts to Australia. It was followed later by the Second and Third fleets, but after that, shiploads of convicts sailed independently or in pairs.


How many convicts on the Fishburn of the First Fleet?

The Fishburn was a storeship. It carried no convicts.


How many convicts were a on the First Fleet?

778.