Convict transport ship of 430 tons which formed part of the First and Second fleets. In 1788 it arrived with a crew of 35, 50 marines and 208 male convicts.
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Departed Sydney
06 May 1788
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Arrived Sydney
28 Jun 1790
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Departed Sydney
08 Aug 1790
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{"name":"Surgeon","target":"Beyer, Augustus Jacob","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1790<\/span>"},"date_start":"1790","date_end":"1790"}
{"name":"Convict","target":"Cobcroft, John Frederick","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1790<\/span>"},"date_start":"1790","date_end":"1790"}
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.
The second largest of the First Fleet vessels, Scarborough carried male convicts to the penal colony of New South Wales as part of both the First and Second fleets. Scarborough was the only ship of the First Fleet whose convict passengers plotted a mutiny, albeit one that was swiftly uncovered and thwarted
Scarborough sailed with the First and the Second Fleet and experienced an attempted mutiny both times. Charted by slave traders along with Neptune and Surprize, the Scarborough became part of the notorious 'death fleet', with around 73 of over 250 convicts dying on board and many hospitalised on arrival.
