HMS Sirius

Ship

Flagship of the First Fleet, which arrived in Sydney in 1788, and was wrecked off Norfolk Island in 1790.

Milestone

Constructed

1780

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Arrived Sydney

26 Jan 1788

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Arrived Sydney

Bradley, William

26 Jan 1788

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Arrived Sydney

King, Philip Gidley 1758-1808

26 Jan 1788

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Arrived Sydney

Shortland, John 1769-1810

26 Jan 1788

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Arrived Sydney

Waterhouse, Henry

26 Jan 1788

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Arrived Sydney

Hibbs, Peter

26 Jan 1788

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Departed Sydney

Inett, Ann

14 Feb 1788

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Departed Sydney

Hibbs, Peter

02 Oct 1788

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Arrived Sydney

Hibbs, Peter

08 May 1789

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Departed Sydney

Allen, Tamasin

1790

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Departed Sydney

Hibbs, Peter

Mar 1790

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Departed Sydney

Clark, Ralph

06 Mar 1790

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Destroyed

Norfolk Island, New South Wales

19 Mar 1790

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Name

Commemorated by

Sirius ferry

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Alternate

Berwick

1780 - 1786

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Position

Marine

Dougherty, Arthur

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Quartermaster

Watson, Robert

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Ship's captain

Phillip, Arthur

1786 - 1787

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Sailor

Hacking, Henry

1787 - 1788

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Marine

Bradley, William

1787 - 1788

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Ship's captain

Hunter, John

1787 - 1788

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Marine

Shortland, John 1769-1810

1787 - 1788

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Naval officer

Waterhouse, Henry

1787 - 1788

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Ship's captain

Keltie, James

1787 - 1788

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Sailor

Hibbs, Peter

1787 - 1788

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Marine

King, Philip Gidley 1758-1808

1787 - 1790

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Convict

Farrell, Philip

20 May 1787

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Convict

Griffiths, Thomas

20 May 1787

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Relationship

Included in

First Fleet

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Type

Ship

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HMS Sirius

Garry Wotherspoon

2010

Flagship of the first fleet, Sirius was vital to the survival of the young colony.

Gary L Sturgess

2015

supported by

The Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme - First Fleet project

Phillip described the transportation of convicts to New South Wales as a voyage 'to the extremity of the globe'. Having successfully managed both the ships and the convicts, the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove brought Phillip new challenges: how to keep men and women, convicts and alcohol, camp and fleet, apart.

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