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Started journey from Portsmouth, England.
On the ship Friendship, there were seventy-six male and twenty-one female convicts.Captain: was Master Francis Walton, with the weight of 248,568.62 kilograms.With the length of 22.86 metres. -
Arrived at Tenerife in the Canary Islands
Stayed a week in the Canary Islands, got fresh food before leaving to continue their journey. -
Crossing the Equator
The friendship crossed the Equator. -
Arrived in Rio de Janeiro
The Friendship arrived at Rio de Janeiro, stayed a month for repairing sails, collecting plants and seeds to be grown in New South Wales. -
Reached Table Bay (now CapeTown)
Cape of Good Hope after surviving tremendous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Stayed a month, and took on livestock. -
Christmas Day
The Fleet was in the middle of the Indian Ocean. -
Arrived at Botany Bay
Arrived at Botany Bay after sailing south of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), then north to New South Wales. -
Arriving on shore at port Jackson
The members of the First Fleet went ashore to Port Jackson to start a settlement.
