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Sailed from portsmouth England
Onboard were about 1500 people.722 convicts including 17 child convicts -
Tenerife in the Canary Island
Stayed a week and took on supplies of fresh food. -
Crossed the equator
Crossed the equator -
Arrived in Rio de Janeiro
Stayed for a month repairing sails collecting plants and seeds to be grown in New South Wales. -
Reach Table Bay (Now Cape Town)
After surviving tremendous storms in the Atlantic Ocen.Stade a month, and took on livestock (horses, sheep,goats) -
Indian Ocean
The Fleet was in the middle of the Indian Ocean -
Adventure Bay
Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) -
Arrived at Botany Bay
After sailing south of Van Diemen's land , the north to New South Wales . It was decided that Botany Bay was not suitable site for the settlement because water supply and soils were poor.The Fleet sailed on. -
The membersof the First Fleet went ashore at Port Jackson to start a settlement.
Authur Phillip named the place of landing
