Ships of The First Fleet
Governor Phillip in his book The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay gives the follow statistics
Ship | Type | Captain | Dep. England | Arr. Botany Bay | Duration |
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HMS Sirius | converted merchant ship/armed naval vessel - Flagship of the fleet | Captain John Hunter | 13 May 1787 at Portsmouth | 20 January 1788 at Botany Bay | 252 |
HMS Supply | armed tender | Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball | 13 May 1787 at Portsmouth | 18 January 1788 at Botany Bay | 250 |
Ship | Type | Master | Crew | Dep. England | Arr. Botany Bay | Duration | Male convicts arrived (boarded) | Female convicts arrived (boarded) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Barque | Duncan Sinclair | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 19 January 1788 | 251 | 210 - two were pardoned | none |
Charlotte | heavy sailer | Thomas Gilbert | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 20 January 1788 | 252 | 100 | 24 |
Friendship | Brig | Francis Walton | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 19 January 1788 | 251 | 80 | 24 - to Cape of Good Hope only |
Lady Penrhyn | transport | William Cropton Server | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 20 January 1788 | 252 | none | 102 |
Prince of Wales | transport | John Mason | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 20 January 1788 | 252 | none | 100 |
Scarborough | transport | Captain John Marshall | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 19 January 1788 | 251 | 210 | none |
Ship | Type | Master | Crew | Dep. England | Arr. Botany Bay | Duration (days) |
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Golden Grove | storeship | William Sharp | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 20 January 1788 | 258 |
Fishburn | storeship | Robert Brown | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 20 January 1788 | 258 |
Borrowdale | storeship | Houston Reed | N/A | 13 May 1787 | 20 January 1788 | 258 |
Scale models of all the ships are on display at the Museum of Sydney.
Nine Sydney harbour ferries in current service were named after these First Fleet vessels (the unused names are Lady Penrhyn and Prince of Wales).
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