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Leaves England under command of Captin Phillip
The eleven ships of the fleet under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip took their leave from Portsmouth, England early on Sunday. -
Last sight of England
Was the last time in England -
Reaches Canary Islands and docks at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe
Arrived at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, stayed a week and took on supplies of fresh food. -
Departs Canary Islands
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18-20 Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands Passes Cape Verde IslandsBut Is Unable To Land. -
Crosses the Equator
In 1787, after crossing the equator, the fleet came across hot and humid conditions, with tropical strong winds. -
Reaches islands at entrance to port of Rio De Janeiro
It took eight weeks for the Fleet to cross the Atlantic, from the Canary Islands to the South American coast. -
Rio de Janeiro
Docks at Rio de Janeiro to take supplies -
Departs Rio De Janeiro
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Cape of good hope sighted
The eleven ships of the fleet sailed from Rio de Janeiro on 5 September 1787. Ahead was their third and final civilised port of call en route. It took more than five weeks for the fleet to complete the crossing from Rio to the Cape. -
Anchors in Table Bay, Cape Town for supplies
Land was sighted early on the morning of 13 October, and by dark all eleven ships were anchored in Table Bay. -
Departs Table Bay
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Ships Move ahead of the convoy
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. -
HMS supply arrives in Botnany bay
The voyage from Cape Town to Botany Bay took about eight weeks. It was an uncomfortable passage as the ships were buffeted by rough seas. There was no let-up, even on Christmas Day. -
Entire fleet is now in Botany Bay
'Supply' arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January. The second part of the Fleet followed within twenty-four hours, and the remainder of the Fleet made its appearance on the following day. -
Captin Phillip and Captin Hunter go out to get some fresh water
Captin Phillip and Captin Hunter go north to find a more suitable settlement site because of lack of freah water. -
Entire Fleet anchors In Port Jackson
Captin Phillip, north to Port Jackson where (in his own words) he discovered:
...one of the finest harbours in the world, in which a thousand sail of the line might ride in perfect security.
