The First Fleet left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787.
It arrived at their first stop, Tenerife in the Canary Islands, off the north west coast of Africa on 3 June 1797, where it stopped for a week.
The next port was Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, where the fleet arrived on 4 August 1797 and stayed until 3 September.
The final stop was at the Cape Of Good Hope in South Africa. The fleet arrived there on 13 October 1787 and departed on 13 November 1787.
The fleet arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788 but did not stay there. It moved eight kilometres north to Port Jackson, and arrived on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
There were 11 ships in the First Fleet, which departed from portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
The First Fleet arrived in Cape Town on 13 October 1787.
On 7 August 1787 the First Fleet arrived at Rio de Janeiro and left on 5 September.
When the First Fleet left Portsmouth, England, there were 12 bags of rice aboard. No doubt more bags were purchased at any of the three ports along the way.For a complete list of the provisions on board the First Fleet, see the related link below.
The First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet left Rio De Janeiro on 3 September 1787.
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There were 11 ships in the First Fleet, which departed from portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
The First Fleet arrived in Cape Town on 13 October 1787.
No. james Cook had no direct connection with the First Fleet, having died long before it ever left England. Cook was attacked and killed by the Hawaiian natives on the beach at Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii. The date of Cook's death was 14 February 1779.
The First Fleet of convicts left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787, and arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788.
On 7 August 1787 the First Fleet arrived at Rio de Janeiro and left on 5 September.
No. Dirk Hartog landed on Western Australia's shores (then New Holland) about 170 years before the First Fleet even left England.
On 7 August 1787 the First Fleet arrived at Rio de Janeiro and left on 5 September.
Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the First Fleet. The First Fleet of convicts left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787,and arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, moving on to arrive in Port Jackson on 26 January.
The First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the 26th of January, 1788.