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Sailed from portsmouth, England.
There were eleven small ships in the First Fleet, two naval ships, six convict ships and three storeships for supplies. -
arrived at tenerife in the Carary Islands
they arrived at tenerife Islands , stayed a week and took on supplies of fresh food. -
crossed the Equator
The first fleet crossed the Equator. -
arrived at Rio de Janeiro
arrived at Rio de Janeiro, stayed for a month repairing sails, collecting plants and seeds to be grown in New South Wales. -
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 indan ocean
the Fleet was in the middle of the Indian Ocean. -
Adventure Bay
Adventure Bay, Van Dieman's Land (now Tasmania). -
Arrived at Bottany Bay
It was decided that Botany Bay was not a suitable site for the settlement because water supply and soils were poor. So the Fleet saild on. -
ashore at Port Jackson
The members of the First Fleet went ashore 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.
