The Charlotte was a First Fleet transport ship, built on the River Thames in 1784, and weighing 345 tons. The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year She was a heavy sailer, and had to be towed down the English Channel for the first few days of the voyage. Her master was Thomas Gilbert, and her surgeon was John White, principal surgeon to the colony. Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge in command of a Ship at sea John White (c 1756 – 20 February 1832) was an English surgeon and botanical collector She left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, carrying eighty-eight male and twenty female convicts, among them were James Squire, James Bloodsworth, James Underwood and the later-to-be-famous Mary Bryant[1], and arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, on 26 January 1788. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang James Squire (1754 - 16 May 1822 a Convict transported to Australia, is credited with the first successful cultivation of Hops in Australia at the turn James Bloodsworth ( 7 March 1759 – 21 March 1804) was a Convict sentenced for the theft of one game cock and two hens at Esher Mary Bryant (1765 - ? was a Cornish Convict sent to Australia. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap She left Port Jackson on 6 May 1788 bound for China to take on a cargo of tea, under charter to the East India Company. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or On her return to England on 28 November 1789 she was sold to a firm for the London to Jamaica run, and was lost off Newfoundland in November 1818. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of