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It was a 430 ton, three-masted cargo ship; 111 feet 6 inches (34 m) long and 30 feet 2 inches (9.2 m) wide. It was contracted to carry cargo for the East India Company after delivering 208 male convicts to botany Bay in 1788.
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Who built the First Fleet in Australia?
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.
Why do the British refer to the First Fleet as colonisers?
Why?, because they were, Orders-In-Council of 1785 issued that a colony should be set up at Botany Bay.
How many ships made up the first convict fleet to Australia?
None. There were no murderers aboard the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. The convicts were made up of petty thieves, or people convicted of fraud, larceny and burglary. No one convicted of a violent crime was aboard the First Fleet.
Where were the convicts taken on the first fleet?
The First Fleet convicts were taken to New South Wales. Specifically, the First Fleet was headed for Botany Bay, although ultimately it ended up in Port Jackson.
Where did the 11 ships in the first fleet actually decide to set up the penal colony?
Ships are incapable of making decisions.Captain Arthur Phillip was the commander of the First Fleet. For various reasons, he determined that Botany Bay was unsuitable as a place to establish a settlement. Thus, he moved the Fleet north to Port Jackson, the site where Sydney now stands.
What foods did the first fleet resupply at Rio de Janeiro?
In Rio De Janeiro the First Fleet stocked up on live stock ect.
What states was settled in by the colony of the first fleet?
If you mean, "What states were settled in by the colony of the first fleet?", the answer to that would be none because when the colony of the first fleet settled in Australia, the country was undecided and wasn't divided up into separate states.
What did explorers wear in the First Fleet?
The First Fleet was not a fleet of exploration. It was made up of British officers, marines and the hundreds of convicts they guarded, and it was for the purpose of colonising the continent that later became known as Australia.
What did the first fleet have on their ships?
The First Fleet was made up primarily of convicts. There were many sailors, marines and officers as well, and a large number of stock animals.
Who were the first explorers in the First Fleet?
* Captain Arthur Phillip * Reverend Samuel Marsden * Captain John Hunter * Lieutenant Watkin Tench
How big was a cell on the First Fleet?
The First Fleet convicts were not kept in cells. They were kept below decks except for when the weather was fine enough for them to be allowed up on the decks.
What ship did Willem Janszoon sail on to Australia in the first fleet?
Willem Jansz / Janszoon was not on the First Fleet. Jansz was a Dutch trader who became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores, doing so in 1606 - over 180 years before the First Fleet. The First Fleet was primarily made up of convicts from England, and arrived in 1788.
