<P> The First Fleet is the name given to the first group of eleven ships that carried convicts from England to Australia in 1788 . Beginning in 1787 the ships departed with about 778 convicts ( 586 men , 192 women ) , provisions and agricultural implements . Seventeen convicts died and two were pardoned before departure . Another nine died before reaching Santa Cruz plus another 14 who died before arrival at Port Jackson , during the eight - month trip . </P>
<P> The First Fleet is the name given to the first group of eleven ships that carried convicts from England to Australia in 1788 . Beginning in 1787 the ships departed with about 778 convicts ( 586 men , 192 women ) , provisions and agricultural implements . Seventeen convicts died and two were pardoned before departure . Another nine died before reaching Santa Cruz plus another 14 who died before arrival at Port Jackson , during the eight - month trip . </P>
how many convicts were there on the first fleet
how many convicts were there on the first fleet
about 778
about 778