On the 13th of May 1787, a fleet set sail from Portsmouth, England to establish a penal colony in Australia., The First Fleet was composed of 11 ships under Captain Arthur Phillip., On board, there were 1,000 convicts sentenced to transportation., There were also officers, crew, Marines and their families., They stopped in Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town to restock provisions., They made three stops to get food and water., The Fleet arrived safely in Botany Bay on January 26th, 1788 after a 252-day journey., This date is now Australia Day.

The First Fleet

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