Third Fleet Convicts to Australia
The Third Fleet was comprised of eleven ships and carried 2,000 convicts, as well as military personnel and people to fill positions in the colony. Additionally, this fleet carried much needed provisions for the struggling colony. The ships departed from England in February, March, and April of 1791 with over 2,000 convicts on board. The Queen was the only ship that left from Ireland.
Mary Ann sailed independently and was the first ship from the Third Fleet to arrive in Australia on July 9, 1791. This ship carried 150 females convicts, nine of which died before reaching Sydney Cove. Admiral Barrington was the last ship from the Third Fleet to arrive in Australia on October 16, 1791.
Of the 2,000 convicts aboard the Third Fleet, 173 males and 9 females died during the voyage.
The Eleven Ships of the Third Fleet
| Ship | Captain/Master | Purpose |
| Mary Ann | Master Mark Munro | Convict transport |
| Matilda | Master Matthew Weatherhead | Convict transport |
| Atlantic | Master Archibald Armstrong | Convict transport |
| Salamander | Master J. Nichol | Convict transport |
| William and Ann | Master Eber Bunker | Convict transport |
| Gorgon | Master John Parker | Convict transport |
| Active | Master John Mitchinson | Convict transport |
| The Queen | Master Richard Bowen | Convict transport |
| Albemarle | Master George Bowen | Convict transport |
| Britannia | Master Thomas Melvill | Convict transport |
| Admiral Barrington | Master Robert Abbon Marsh | Convict transport |
See Also
References
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- ^ Davison, Grame (ed.) et al, The Oxford Companion To Australian History, Oxford University Press, 1998
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- ^ Hughes, Robert, The Fatal Shore, London, Pan, 1988