the first fleet got to australia on 18 to 20 january 1788.
when did the first fleet get to australia?
18 to 20 january 1788
the first fleet was the 11 ships that departed from portsmouth, england, on 13 may 1787 to found the penal colony that became the first european settlement in australia. the fleet consisted of two royal navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports, carrying between 1,000 and 1,500 convicts, marines, seamen, civil officers and free people (accounts differ on the numbers), and a large quantity of stores. from england, the fleet sailed southwest to rio de janeiro, then east to cape town and via the great southern ocean to botany bay, arriving over the period of 18 to 20 january 1788, taking 250 to 252 days from departure to final arrival.
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first fleet was the first transportation fleet of convicts from england to the australian penal colony of botany bay.





























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bullet::::- first fleet of south australia, a fleet from england that brought out founders of adelaide in 1836





























bullet::::- 1st fleet (imperial japanese navy), the main battleship fleet of the imperial japanese navy





























bullet::::- first fleet (united kingdom)





























bullet::::- united states first fleet, an organizational unit of the united states navy





























bullet::::- home fleet or first fleet, the royal navy
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