Sirius, Charlotte, Alexander, Scarborough, Lady Penrhyn, Friendship, H.M.S. What are the names of the ships in the first fleet?.6 convict ships, 2 naval ships and 3 ships with supplies The fleet left Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England on, and arrived at Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia between 18-20 January 1788 When and where did it leave from and arrive?.And it was because of the American Revolution in 1776 that Britain started sending their criminals to Australia. So just how much do you know of your Australian convict history? In particular the First Fleet? Here’s some intriguing facts that you probably didn’t know.īritain had shipped about 52,000 convicts to America between 17 before they started sending them to Australia. In fact, many were just trying to survive. Did you know that approximately 20% of Australians descend from convicts … yes, true! Having a convict in the family has become a badge of honour for many, and having a First Fleeter even more so.Īnd while the term ‘convict’ tends to mean ‘criminal’, so many of the 162,000 who were transported to Australia weren’t actually ‘bad’.
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