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None of the First Fleet ships sank en-route to New South Wales, but some did sink after they were no longer in service in the fleet.
- The Charlotte ran between London and Jamaica until it was sold to a Quebec merchant in 1818; it was lost off the coast of Newfoundland that same year.
- During the return voyage of the Friendship to England, the crew was affected by scurvy. There were not enough crew to man the ship, so it was scuttled in the straights of Macassar, and the survivors transferred to the Alexander.
- The H.M.S. Sirius was used in the Second Fleet, but was wrecked off Norfolk Island on 14 April 1790.
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Did any other ships arrive with people after the first fleet?
Yes, but it was two years before the Second Fleet arrived in 1790. This, too, was essentially a convict fleet, with some free settlers. No other transport ships came in between 1788 and 1790. The Third Fleet followed, but it was not until after that when free settlers' ships began to arrive more regularly.
Did the first fleet have any problems on their voyage?
Problems of the First Fleet included:diseases such as dysentery and scurvylack of rations once the ships left the ports and fresh supplies ran lowseasickness among the convicts, most of whom had never been at sea
Did lots of people from the first fleet have scurvy?
Some of the convicts on the First Fleet and some of the seamen developed scurvy. This would only happen when the ships had been out of any port for many weeks, and fresh vegetables and fruit supplies had diminished to nothing.
What was the first fleet boat called?
The ships of the First Fleet included:HMS Sirius - the flagshipHMS Supply - armed storeshipThe Alexander - transport and the biggest shipThe Borrowdale - storeshipThe Charlotte - transportThe Fishburn - storeshipThe Friendship - transportGolden Grove - storeshipLady Penrhyn - transportPrince of Wales - transportScarborough - transport
Did any governors die on the First Fleet?
No. The only governor on the First Fleet was Arthur Phillip, and he did not die.
