Dictionary of Sydney

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HMS Sirius

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

Milestone
Constructed
1780
Arrived Sydney
26 Jan 1788
Destroyed
Norfolk Island, New South Wales
19 Mar 1790
Name
Commemorated by
Commemorated by
Commemorated by
Alternate
Berwick
1780 - 1786
Position
1786 - 1787
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1788
1787 - 1790
1787 - 1788
20 May 1787
20 May 1787
Jun 1789 - 1790
1790
1790
1790
Property
Part of
Type

HMS Sirius

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2010

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

First Fleet

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2015

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.