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They sailed from Portsmouth, England
There were eleven small ships in the first fleet: 2 naval ships, 6 convict ships and 3 storeships for supplies. Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the fleet. Onboard were about 1500 people: 722 convicts including 17 child convicts , the soldiers who to had guard them, soldiers' wives, sailors, and ship's officers. -
Arrived at Tenerife in the Canary Islands
The first fleet arrived at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, stayed a week and took some supplies of fresh food. -
Crossed the Equator
The first fleet crossed the Equator -
Arrived at Rio de Janiero
Arrived at Rio de Janiero, stayed for a month fixing sails and collecting plants and seeds to be grown in New South Wales. -
Reached Table Bay
Reached Table Bay (now CapeTown), Cape of Good Hope after surviving tremendous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Stayed a month, and took on livestock (horses, sheep, goats). -
Middle of the Indian Ocean
The Fleet was in the middle of the Indian Ocean. -
Adventure Bay
Adventure Bay, Van Diemen's Land (which is now Tasmania) -
Arrived at Botany Bay
Arrived at Botany Bay. It was decided that Botany Bay was not a suitable site for the settlement because water supply and soils were poor. The Fleet sailed on. -
Went to Port Jackson
The members of the First Fleet went to shore at Port Jackson to start a settlement. Arthur Phillip named the place of landing Sydney Cove, after Lord Sydney, an official who had helped to organise th voyage.
