the first fleet was sent to australia on 20 january 1788.
the first fleet was sent to australia on 20 january 1788.
when was the first fleet sent to australia?
20 january 1788
macquarie place also retains evidence of the first defences of the colony taken from the warship of the first fleet. the salvaged anchor and canon of the "sirius" are still mounted in macquarie place. the "sirius" was the man-of-war flagship which escorted the first fleet to australia. the "sirius" sailed from england with the first fleet on 13 may 1787, arrived in botany bay on 20 january 1788, and anchored at sydney cove on 26 january 1788. the "sirius" was wrecked on the coast of norfolk island in 1790. the "sirius" cannon and anchor have been mounted at macquarie place for nearly a century or longer, according to different accounts. the iron cannon mounted at macquarie place was originally manufactured between 1767 and 1786 at the calcutts foundry in shropshire, england, based on its marking with the cast founder's mark of george matthews from this foundry, and the royal cipher of george iii whose reign was from 1760-1820. the cannon was landed from the "sirius" shortly after the foundation of the colony, either in 1788 or 1796 as part of one of two groups of cannons taken from the vessel, and was used on shore for defences and signalling the arrival of vessels to the isolated community.
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first fleet was the first transportation fleet of convicts from england to the australian penal colony of botany bay.









































first fleet or 1st fleet may also refer to:









































bullet::::- first fleet of south australia, a fleet from england that brought out founders of adelaide in 1836









































bullet::::- 1st fleet (imperial japanese navy), the main battleship fleet of the imperial japanese navy









































bullet::::- first fleet (united kingdom)









































bullet::::- united states first fleet, an organizational unit of the united states navy









































bullet::::- home fleet or first fleet, the royal navy
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