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Portsmouth, England
They leave England under command of Captain Phillip. There was over 700 convicts and 200 soldiers on board unaware of the 9 month sail ahead. -
Lizard Point, England
last sight of England -
Canary Islands
Reaches Canary Islands and docks and at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe -
Departs
Departs Canary Islands -
Cape Verde Islands
Passes cape Verde Islands but is unable to land -
The Equator
Crosses the Equator -
Brazil
reaches islands at entrance to Port of Rio de Janeiro -
Rio de Janeiro
Docks at Rio fe Janeiro -
departs
departs Rio de Janeiro -
sighted
Cape of Good Hope sighted -
Table Bay, Cape Town
Anchors in Table Bay, Cape Town for supplies -
Departs
Departs Table Bay -
HMS Supply
HMS Supply and three other ships move ahead of the convoy to become an advance party. -
Van Diemen's Land
First sighting of the south of Van Diemen's Land -
Botany Bay
HMS Supply arrives in Botany Bay -
Botany Bay
Entire Fleet is now in Botany Bay -
Go North
Captain Phillip and Captain Hunter go North to find a more suitable settlement site because of lack of fresh water. -
Port Jackson
Entire fleet anchors in Port Jackson
