First Fleet Timeline - Bec Mullins

Captain Phillip leaves England

May 13, 1787

Portsmouth, England. First Fleet leaves England under command of Captian Phillip.

Lizard Point, England

May 16, 1787

Last Sight Of England

Canary Islands

Jun 3, 1787

Reaches Canary Islands and Docks at Santa Cruz, Tenneriffe

Canary Islands

Jun 10, 1787

Departs Canary Islands

18-20 Cape Verde Islands

Jun 18, 1787

Cape Verde Islands Passes Cape Verde IslandsBut Is Unable To Land

Equator

Jul 14, 1787

Crosses The Equator

Brazil

Aug 6, 1787

Reaches Islands at Entrance to Port of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Aug 7, 1787

Rio de Janeiro docks at Rio de Janeiro To Take On Supplies

Rio de Janeiro

Sep 4, 1787

Departs Rio de Janeiro

Good Hope

Oct 13, 1787

Cape Of Good Hope Sighted

Table Bay, Cape Town

Oct 14, 1787

Anchors in Table Bay,Cape Town for Supplies

Table Bay

Nov 13, 1787

Departs Table Bay

Van Diemen's Land

Jan 1, 1788

First sighting of the south of Van Diemen's Land

Botany Bay

Jan 18, 1788

Botany Bay HMS supply arrives in Botany Bay

Botany Bay

Jan 20, 1788

Entire Fleet is now in Botany Bay

Captain Phillip and Captain Hunter

Jan 21, 1788

Captain Phillip and Captain Hunter go north to find a more suitable settlement site because of lack of fresh water

Port Jackson

Jan 26, 1788

Entire fleet anchors in Port Jackson

HMS Supply

Nov 27, 1788

HMS Supply and three other ships move ahead of the convoy to become an advance party