Charlotte (ship)
The Charlotte was one of six convict transport ships in the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried the convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. This was the start of Europen settlement of Australia. The Charlotte was built on the Thames about 1785, was a ship of 345 tons.[1] She was under the command of Thomas Gilbert.[2] She was 105 ft (32 m) long and 28 ft (9 m) wide.[3] The ship had a contract with the British Government to carry convicts. The owners were paid at a rate of 10 shillings per ton per month. They had to agree to keep the prisoners secure and safe.[2] She carried 88 male and 20 female convicts. After transporting the convicts to New South Wales, the Charlotte was under contract to work for the East India Company.
Other pages [change]
- Sydney
- First Fleet
- HMS Sirius (1786)
- HMS Supply (1759)
- Alexander (ship)
- Friendship (ship)
- Lady Penrhyn (ship)
- Prince of Wales (ship)
- Scarborough (ship)
- Golden Grove (ship)
- Fishburn (ship)
- Borrowdale (ship)
Other websites [change]
- A list of all the people who sailed on the Charlotte in 1788 [1]
References [change]
- ↑ Alan, Frost (2011). The First Fleet: the real story. Collingwood, Victoria: Black Inc.. p. 91. ISBN 9781863955294.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First Fleet". Australian Encyclopaedia IV. (1958). Angus and Robertson. 72-76.
- ↑ Crago, Tony (2004). The First Fleet and year of Settlement. Woollahra Sales and Imports. ISBN I876553286.
