The First Fleet departed Portsmouth in England on 13 May 1787.
Portsmouth.
There were 11 ships in the First Fleet, which departed from portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
The First Fleet did not leave Plymouth. The first Fleet refers to the eleven ships carrying convicts, marines and officers, who established the first European settlement in New South Wales. The First Fleet departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
Captain James Cook did not travel on the First Fleet, which was a fleet transporting convicts to Australia in 1788. He set sail from England in 1768 on an expeditionary voyage, making his first landfall in Botany Bay, Australia in 1770.
The First Fleet of convicts to Australia departed England in May 1787, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788.
The First Fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.The First Fleet first arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but did not remain there as the site was unsuitable for settlement. The Fleet then moved to Port Jackson, the location of Sydney, Australia, arriving there on 26 January 1788.
Portsmouth.
The First Fleet left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787,and arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, later moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet left Rio De Janeiro on 3 September 1787.
At 4:00am on the morning of Sunday 13 May 1787, the signal was given from the Sirius for the Fleet to commence its departure, and by 6:00am, all of the ships of the Fleet were on their way.
The answer is obviously supposed to be 1788, but this would be incorrect.The First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788(not 26 January) but did not stay there. Captain Arthur Phillip noted that Botany Bay was unsuitable for settlement, so he moved the First Fleet further north to Port Jackson (where Sydney now stands), arriving there on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet, which consisted of 11 ships carrying convicts, supplies, and personnel, left England on May 13, 1787. It arrived at Botany Bay, Australia, on January 18, 1788, and subsequently established the first European settlement in Australia at Port Jackson on January 26, 1788. This date is now commemorated as Australia Day.