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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 Canary Islands
Stayed a week and took on supplies of fresh food -
Crossed The Equator
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Rio de Janeiro
stayed for a month repairing sails, collecting plants and seeds to be grown in New South Wales. -
Table Bay
Cape of Good Hope after surviving tremendous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Stayed a month, and took on livestock (horses, sheep, goats). -
Middle Of Indian Ocean
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Adventure Bay
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Arrived at Botany Bay
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. -
Arrived at Port Jackson
The members of the First Fleet went ashore at Port Jackson to start a settlement.
