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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.
Which first fleet ship took only female convicts?
The Lady Penrhyn had only female convicts. The ship carried 101 female convicts.
Was there any ship called Alexander in the First Fleet?
Yes: the Alexander was one of the ships of the First Fleet. The Alexander was a transport ship, meaning it carried convicts.
What did the Alexander on the first fleet carry?
The Alexander was one of the transport ships, meaning it carried convicts.
How many convicts were on the scarborough?
The Scarborough, a transport ship that carried convicts to Australia, set sail in 1786 with 208 male convicts on board. The ship was part of the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia at Port Jackson. The journey was challenging, and a number of convicts did not survive the voyage.
How many males were on the Friendship ship of the First Fleet?
While different sources quote varying figures, the First Fleet Fellowship website states that there were 76 male and 21 female convicts on the ship 'Friendship'.
What did HMS Sirius do after the First Fleet?
It was the guard ship for the colony and was wrecked on Norfolk Island taking supplies, convicts and soldiers there.
Did the First Fleet arrive in Australia in 1770?
No, the First Fleet (which brought convicts) landed in Australia in 1788. No fleet arrived in 1770 - just Lieutenant James Cook's ship, the Endeavour, on its expeditionary voyage to the unknown southern land.
Where did convicts on the first fleet sleep?
The convicts of the First Fleet slept below decks, in the bottom part of the ship, on wooden bunks. Down each side of the convict ships were 2 tiers of wood bunks which were 1.8 meters square -the size of 2 single beds pushed together. 4 convicts would all have to share a bunk.
Did the First Fleet convicts shower?
They didn't. Convicts did not bathe on the first Fleet, or on any of the subsequent fleets. They were given a bucket for washing up, but it wasn't sufficient to bathe properly. At most they could only wash their face or hands.
How many convicts were aboard the ship?
According to Charles Bateson's "Convict Ships", the total number of Australian convicts sent to Australia, all colonies included, from the time of the First Fleet to the end of Transportation, was 160,151.
When was the transportation of convicts abolished?
Transportation of convicts to Australia occurred between 1788 and 1867. Convicts first arrived on 26 January 1788 with the arrival of the First Fleet in New South Wales. The last convict ship arrived in Western Australia on 10 January 1868. Transportation of convicts to Australia ceased after this.
