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    This document provides information about the ships and crews involved in the first fleet to New South Wales, including: - Details on 9 convict transport ships, 2 store ships, 2 naval ships, and their tonnage, dimensions, masters, and passengers/crews - The convict transport ships carried male and female convicts from Britain and had crews of 20-40 people plus Marines and their families - The store ships carried supplies and had smaller crews of 20-22 people - The naval ships included the flagship HMS Sirius and tender HMS Supply, which transported officials, Marines, and convicts

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    This document provides information about the ships and crews involved in the first fleet to New South Wales, including: - Details on 9 convict transport ships, 2 store ships, 2 naval ships, and their tonnage, dimensions, masters, and passengers/crews - The convict transport ships carried male and female convicts from Britain and had crews of 20-40 people plus Marines and their families - The store ships carried supplies and had smaller crews of 20-22 people - The naval ships included the flagship HMS Sirius and tender HMS Supply, which transported officials, Marines, and convicts

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    Borrowdale
    Alexander
    ConvictTransportBarquebuiltShip StoreShip
    452tons,114ftlong,31ftwide. 272tons,75ftlong,22ftwide
    Arrivedwith177maleConvicts(14dv) Carried22Crew+1marine
    Carried40Crew+45Marines&Family andwife.
    Master:DuncanSinclair Master:HobsonReed

    Charlotte
    ConvictTransport3MastSqRiggedShip

    335tons,105ftlong,28ftwide

    Arrivedwith84male(4dv),24femaleConvicts

    +6Convictschildren.
    Carried30Crew+32Marines&Family+1Civilian

    Master:ThomasGilbert

    Friendship Fishburn
    ConvictTransport2MastedBrig Store Ship
    278tons,75ftlong,23ftwide. 378 tons , 103ft long,
    29ft wide.
    Arrivedwith72maleConvicts(1dv) Carried 22 Crew
    Carried20Crew+42Marines&Family
    Master:FrancisWalton Master: Robert
    Brown



    Golden Grove H.M.S.Sirius
    Store Ship
    331 tons, 103 ft long, 29 ft wide FlagshipNavalWarship
    20guns,
    Carried 22 Crew + 4 Civilians 540tons,110ftlong,32ft
    wide.
    Master: William Sharpe Arrivedwith56Officials,Marines&
    Family134Crew+4Civilians
    Captain:JohnHunterRN

    H.M.S.Supply
    BrigNavalTender8Guns
    170tons,70ftlong,26ftwide.
    Arrivedwith55Officers,Crew,Marines&2Convicts
    Commander:LtHenryLidgbirdBallRN
    LadyPenrhyn
    Transport
    FullyRiggedShip
    338tons,103ftlong,27ftwide
    Arrivedwith2males,104femaleconvicts,13convictchildren,
    Carried37crew,23Marines&Family+1Civilian
    Master:WilliamCroptonSever

    PrinceofWales
    ConvictTransportFullyRiggedShip
    350tons,103ftlong,29ftwide
    Arrivedwith3Male,62Female(1dv)Convicts
    +3ConvictsChildren
    Carried25Crew+459Marines&Family+1Civilian
    Master:JohnMason
    Scarborough
    ConvictTransport
    FullyRiggedShip
    430tons,111ftlong,30ftwide
    Arrivedwith201maleConvicts(1dv)
    Carried30Crew+50Marines&Family
    Master:JohnMarshall

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