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How many sailors were in the First Fleet?
Sources vary, but there were approximately 191 soldiers, known as marines, despatched to guard the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia.
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.
What did convicts on the first fleet drink?
The convicts on the First Fleet were only given water to drink.
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 did the convicts get on the first fleet?
They walked on
What was some entertainment on the First Fleet?
Drinking, and eating, conversation, singing, trips ashore for the crew and soldiers; for the convicts the things they did - singing and conversation.
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
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.
