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Smallpox was on the First Fleet in the form of bottles of dried innoculation materials. Such material was used to protect people against smallpox before Jenner's vaccination became available.
No case of active smallpox disease was reported during the First Fleet voyage. However a seamen from the First Fleet caught smallpox (from local natives) over a year after arrival at Sydney Cove.
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How many sheep were there on the First Fleet?
According to the website First Fleet Fellowship, there were 44 sheep on board the First Fleet.
Who was the queen of the first fleet?
There was no Queen of the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried convicts and marines to New South Wales.
What was the first fleet of ships called that landed in australia?
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
Did the First Fleet have a flagship?
The flagship of the first fleet was HMS Sirius.
Why did the First Fleet stop at Tenerife?
The first fleet stopped at Tenerife for supplies.
Who first got smallpox?
No one knows who first got smallpox.
When the First Fleet came to Australia what was it known as?
The First Fleet was known as the First Fleet when it came to Australia.
What is the Australia First Fleet called?
The First Fleet.
Was there any mutiny on the first fleet?
No. There was no mutiny on the first fleet.
How many sheep were there on the First Fleet?
According to the website First Fleet Fellowship, there were 44 sheep on board the First Fleet.
Who was the queen of the first fleet?
There was no Queen of the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried convicts and marines to New South Wales.
Is the First Fleet still alive?
The first fleet was never alive. It was a fleet of ships. The last known person who was aboard the First Fleet died during the 1860s.
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.
What was the first fleet of ships called that landed in australia?
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
Where were they headed to first for the First Fleet?
The first stop for the First Fleet was Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Did the First Fleet have a flagship?
The flagship of the first fleet was HMS Sirius.
What virus was first vaccinated for?
smallpox was the first virus that was vaccinated for
