Friendship (ship) - Citizendia

Friendship was a First Fleet transport ship, built in Scarborough in 1784. 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. Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, 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 This transport was a brig of 278 tons, making her the smallest of the transports. In nautical terms, a brig is a vessel with two square-rigged masts Her master was Francis Walton, and her surgeon was Thomas Arndell. Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge in command of a Ship at sea She left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, carrying seventy-six male and twenty-one female convicts. 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 The female convicts were transferred to other transports at the Cape of Good Hope to make room for livestock purchased there. 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 The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک She arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, on 26 January 1788. 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 14 July 1788 in company with the Alexander. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II 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 The Alexander was a First Fleet transport of 452 tons Barque -built with Quarterdeck, built at Hull in 1783 This ship transported the quite famous convict Henry Kable. Henry Kable (1763-1846 was born in Laxfield Suffolk, England.

The crews of both ships were so badly affected by scurvy off the coast of Borneo that enough healthy sailors remained for only one working ship, and the Friendship was scuttled. Scurvy (NLat scorbutus is a disease resulting from a deficiency of Vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of Collagen in humans Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Scuttling is the act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull.

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