Journey of the First Fleet

First Fleet Assemble at Portsmouth, England

Mar 16, 1787

First Fleet Leave Portsmouth

May 13, 1787

First Fleet arrive at Teneriffe, Canary Islands

Jun 3, 1787

The fleet satys there for about 7 days

First Fleet arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aug 6, 1787

They stay for 4 weeks

First Fleet arrive at Cape Town, South Africa

Oct 13, 1787

They stay for five weeks

First Fleet arrive in Port Jackson, Botany Bay, Australia

Jan 18, 1788