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HMS Supply leads the First Fleet into Botany Bay

When: 18 January 1788
Where: Botany Bay, New South Wales
Part of: Arrival and Establishment of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove

The armed tender HMS Supply reached Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, ahead of the transports arriving over the following two days.

After a voyage of over 24,000 kilometres lasting more than 250 days from Portsmouth, HMS Supply reached Botany Bay on 18 January 1788. The three fastest transports in the advance group arrived on 19 January, while the slower ships, including HMS Sirius, arrived on 20 January. Governor Phillip subsequently rejected Botany Bay in favour of Port Jackson to the north as the site for the new colony.

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First Fleet Wikipedia

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