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Page from James Scott's journal, Prince of Wales at Sea, 1-9 June 1787

By
James Scott
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a1142003 / SAFE / DLMSQ 43]
(from James Scott - Journal titled `Remarks on a passage Botnay bay 1787', 13 May 1787 - 20 May 1792) (Dixson Library)

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Scott, James

State Library of New South Wales

Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales was the last ship to join the First Fleet on its epic voyage to Botany Bay in 1787-88. It remained at Sydney Cove for five months while its stores were unloaded.The ship returned to Falmouth on 25 March 1789 with many of the crew having suffered from scurvy on the voyage home.

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