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There were eleven small ships in the First Fleet: two naval ships, six convict ships and three storeships for supplies.
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Stayed a week and took on supplies of fresh food
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stayed for a month repairing sails, collecting plants and seeds to be grown in New South Wales.
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Cape of Good Hope after surviving tremendous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Stayed a month, and took on livestock (horses, sheep, goats).
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arrived at Botany Bay after sailing south of Van Diemen's Land, then north to New South Wales.It was decided that Botany Bay was not a suitable site for the settlement because water supply and soils were poor.
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The members of the First Fleet went ashore at Port Jackson to start a settlement.
