Captain Arthur Phillip was initially on the HMS Sirius, which was the leading ship of the First Fleet. In November 1787, a month after leaving the Cape of Good Hope, he transferred to the HMS Supply, leaving the Sirius under his second-in-command, Captain John Hunter.
The Supply was a smaller and faster ship, so as the Fleet rounded Van Diemen's Land, Phillip forged ahead to form an advance party with the Alexander, Scarborough and Friendship.
Arthur Phillip's destination was botany Bay, but he found the bay unsuitable for numerous reasons. As a result, he moved the First Fleet north to Port Jackson, now the site of Sydney.
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The Captain of the First Fleet was Arthur Phillip.
The First Fleet was commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip.
Captain Arthur Phillip
Captain Arthur Phillip commanded the First Fleet. He was a naval officer who, in October 1786, was appointed Governor-designate of the proposed British penal colony of New South Wales.
The commander of the First Fleet was Captain Arthur Phillip.
Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia.
The most senior figure on the First Fleet was Captain Arthur Phillip.
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Captain Arthur Phillip was the captain of the First Fleet, and the first Governor of New South Wales.
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Captain Arthur Phillip.
Captain Arthur Phillip did not send the First Fleet: he commanded it. Captain Arthur Phillip was offered the commissionto be captain of the First Fleet. He had been in semi-retirement for several years, occupied as a farmer, but he was keen to be of service in the navy once again. Phillip offered his services and informed the authorities he was prepared to be of service "anywhere in the Empire" - and they took him up on his offer, sending him as Captain of the First Fleet to New South Wales, literally the other side of the world.