In April 1918, during WWI HMS Sirius was deliberately run aground and scuttled in the mouth of Ostend Harbour in Belgium.
The flagship of the first fleet was HMS Sirius.
he was in charge of 200 ships, one of them was the HMS sirius
HMS Sirius - the flagship; HMS Supply - armed storeship; The Alexander - transport and the biggest ship; The Borrowdale -
Sirius was a warship. The convicts were in six cargo ships.
In April 1918, during WWI HMS Sirius was deliberately run aground and scuttled in the mouth of Ostend Harbour in Belgium.
The flagship of the first fleet was HMS Sirius.
he was in charge of 200 ships, one of them was the HMS sirius
HMS Sirius - the flagship; HMS Supply - armed storeship; The Alexander - transport and the biggest ship; The Borrowdale -
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.
Sirius was a warship. The convicts were in six cargo ships.
It was the guard ship for the colony and was wrecked on Norfolk Island taking supplies, convicts and soldiers there.
Of the eleven ships of the First Fleet to Australia, the two naval escorts were the flagship, the HMS Sirius, and the Supply.
The piano.The first piano in Australia arrived with Surgeon George Worgan on the First Fleet. It was transported on the HMS Sirius.
It was estimated that 2000 trees were used to build HMS Victory
HMS CONQUEROR
HMS Invincible and HMS Hermes - both of which have now been scrapped.