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Eleven ships under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip leave Portsmouth, England on Sunday the 13th of May, 1787. Aboard these boats are 750 convicts, bound for Botrany Bay.
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Three days after the ships leave Portsmouth, they have their last view of England on the 16th of May, before they set sail for roughly eight months.
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The fleet arrives in Santa Cruz three weeks after leaving England. Whilst there they dock in Tenerife and take on fresh water and vegetables.
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After seven days of being docked in Santa Cruz, the ships leave to continue their journey.
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The fleet passes Cape Verde Islands but is unable to land.
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After two months of travelling, the fleet crosses the equator.
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The fleet reaches the islands that mark the entrance to their next dock, Rio De Janeiro.
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The fleet docks at Rio De Janeiro, to undergoe repairs and take on fresh water and vegetables.
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Just under a month after docking in Rio De Janeiro, the fleet leaves to continue.
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After five months into their journey, the ships first sight the Cape of Good Hope.
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A day after being sighted, the fleet docks at Cape Trown to take on fresh supplies and livestock.
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After just under a month, the fleet departs once again.
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The HMS Supply and three other ships in the fleet sail on ahead and become an advanced party.
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The fleet first sights Vadn Diemen's Land just after the new year.
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The HMS Supply and the other ships that traveled ahead, arive at Botany Bay on the 18th of January.
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Almost two months after, the rest of the fleet is now in Botany Bay.
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There is no fresh water near the bay they've docked in, and so Captain Aurhur Phillip and Captain Hunter search north for a more suitable settlement.
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The entire fleet anchors in Port Jackson, where Captain Phillip goes ahead, and raises the flag.
