First Fleet
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On This Day
20 Jan 1788 - First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay
On 20 January 1788 the last of the eleven ships of the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay
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Alexander
Length: 34.75 metres (114 feet); width: 9.5 metres (31 feet); weight: 460 tonnes (452 tons)
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Ambition and adventure: the early life of Arthur Phillip
We looked back at the early life of Phillip, who had enjoyed an extraordinary career before he even set foot on a boat bound for Botany Bay.
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First Fleet Ships
Borrowdale
Length: 22.7 metres (75 feet); width 6.7 metres (22 feet); weight: 276 tonnes (272 tons)
![Photograph of a wooden model depicting a First Fleet ship.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/f2f8cd059d64406295e2b1e76528b052.jpg)
First Fleet Ships
Charlotte
Ship size length: 32 metres (105 feet); width: 8.5 metres (28 feet); weight: 343 tonnes (338 tons)
![Photograph of a wooden model depicting a First Fleet Ship](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/6bd8cc4525ae4a398d175d26bd56d0fc.jpg)
First Fleet Ships
Fishburn
Length: 31.4 metres (103 feet); width: 8.8 metres (29 feet wide); weight: 384 tonnes (378 tons)
![Photograph of a wooden model depicting a First Fleet ship.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/cb16d943e5e14845aec7960e9724741f.jpg)
First Fleet Ships
Friendship
Length: 22.9 metres (75 feet); width: 7 metres (23 feet); weight: 282 tonnes (278 tons)
![Photograph of a wooden model depicting a First Fleet ship.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/33cbe7baf8de48df88c66b842292e3e4.jpg)
First Fleet Ships
Golden Grove
Length: 31.4 metres (103 feet); width: 8.8 metres (29 feet); weight: 336 tonnes (331 tons)
![Photograph of a wooden model depicting a First Fleet ship.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/42678471969140a1b41f4aa88e1fb064.jpg)
First Fleet Ships
HMS Sirius
Length 35.5 metres (110 feet); width: 9.8 metres (32 feet) weight: 549 tonnes (540 tons)