On 13 May 1787, the ships, with over 1,400 convicts, marines, sailors, colonial officials and free settlers onboard, left Portsmouth and travelled over 24,000 kilometres (15,000 mi) and over 250 days before arriving in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788.

Jul 1, 2015 · On 24 January 1788 the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse—or La Pérouse—arrived off Botany Bay, New Holland (Australia), having crisscrossed the Pacific Ocean. There he met with the First Fleet, arriving from Britain, and took on supplies, before setting off in March to continue his explorations.

Explore accounts of the voyage of the First Fleet to Botany Bay, Australia in 1788. From Portsmouth via Tenerife and Rio de Janeiro to the Cape of Good Hope, The fleet arrived first in Botany Bay on 18 January

ROUTE OF THE FIRST FLEET 1787 - 1788 - courtesy of the Fellowship of First Fleeters For descriptions of Ships of the First Fleet log onto: www.fellowshipfirstfleeters.org.au

Dec 8, 2022 · A small English ship more than 10,000 miles from home slipped into Botany Bay on January 18, 1788 intent on bringing the most detestable of British society to the country Captain James Cook discovered nearly two decades before.

A map with pin points and lines of where the first fleet traveled on their way to Australia.

Eleven ships left England on May 13 1787, bound for Botany Bay on the east coast of the land that one day would be known as Australia. Images of each ship can be found at the Ships of the First Fleet page, which links to pages for each of the 11 First Fleet ships…

In May 1787, the British government sent a fleet of 11 ships - carrying over 1500 men, women and children - 20,000 kilometres around the world. This historic convoy, later known as the First...

The Fleet arrived first in Botany Bay on 18 January. Despite Sir Joseph Banks' glowing recommendation it proved to be unsuitable for a permanent settlement especially as it lacked a supply of fresh water. Then on 26 January, the Fleet arrived at a new anchorage at Sydney Cove in Port Jackson.

In May 1787 the British government sent the First Fleet 20,000 kilometres around the world to establish a British colony in New South Wales. Sydney Cove lies 3 leagues to the northward of Botany Bay which is situated in Lat. 34 S : Long 151 E.