Convict of the first fleet biography

Famous convicts on the first fleet

The First Fleet is the name given to the group of eleven ships carrying convicts, the first to do so, that left England in May and arrived in Australia in January The ships departed with an estimated convicts ( men and women), as well as officers, marines, their wives and children, and provisions and See more.
convict of the first fleet biography

First fleet ships names

The First Fleet data base was compiled from extensive First Fleet documents.


How many convicts were on the first fleet

The First Fleet, consisting of 11 vessels, was the largest single contingent of ships to sail into the Pacific Ocean.
21 facts about the first fleet
In April , convicts bound for Virginia in the United States mutinied aboard the Mercury just days into the voyage; most were quickly recaptured.