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The prisoners on the First Fleet were known as convicts.
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What were policeman called during the First Fleet?
There were no "policemen" in the First Fleet. The men guarding the prisoners were called marines.
What did the first fleet prisoners do at Australia?
Scavenge for food and water.
Were there Catholics in the First Fleet in 1788?
Yes. Roman Catholics were aboard the First Fleet. The First Fleet consisted of some Irish Catholics as well as the English prisoners.
When did the first fleet arrive in Australia from Britain carrying prisoners?
The First Fleet arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788.
What is the Australia First Fleet called?
The First Fleet.
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 exactly did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
The first fleet arived in the 1778 and they were the ones that inprison the prisoners in europe.
What was the first ship that sent convicts to Australia called?
It was not a single ship, but a fleet consisting of eleven ships. It was called the First Fleet.
What was the first fleet ship called?
As the name implies, it was a fleet of ships, not a ship.
When did the Louise ship first fleet arrive in Botany Bay?
There was no ship in the First Fleet called the Louise.
What crimes did the convits in the first fleet commit?
The convicts who came to Australia in the First Fleet committed a variety of crimes, from simple pick-pocketing to petty theft and larger scale crimes. Those committed of fraud and assault were also sent on the First Fleet, and there were some political rebels, particularly in later fleets. There were no murderers on the First Fleet. See the related link for details on specific prisoners and their crimes.
What is the hulk on the First Fleet?
There were no hulks among the ships of the First Fleet. Hulks were large ships that had been decommissioned from service in England, and instead were used as floating prisons when the gaols in England became too overcrowded to take more prisoners.
