Australia's First Fleet refers to the fleet consisting of 11 ships under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, which set sail from England in 1787 under orders to establish a British penal colony in the island nation that is today known as Australia.

Laurie Hadley/rareships of Yahoo Groups' "ShipModelers-Forum" made a model of these ships which photos she posted on the forum.

Naval escorts:

HMS Sirius - the Flagship of the fleet and HMS Supply


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Convict transports:

Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince Of Wales, Scarborough



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Storeships:

Borrowdale, Fishburn, Golden Grove


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The voyage began with 1,420 people. There were 22 births, and 69 people died or went missing so only 1373 landed in the new colony.