The Alexander
She was the largest transport ship in the First Fleet, weighing in at 452 tons, 114 ft long and 31 ft at the beam, built in Hull, England in 1783, the Alexander was skippered by Master Duncan Sinclair.
She carried 195 male convicts and was the largest ship in the fleet.
Alexander's convict cargo were drawn from prison hulks on the Thames and directly from Newgate Prison and loaded aboard at Woolwich Docks in early 1787.The ship then sailed to Portsmouth alongside Lady Penrhyn to meet the remainder of the Fleet.
Alexander arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, on 26 January 1788 to unload her human cargo. She left Port Jackson on 14 July 1788 in company with the Friendship, whose crew she picked up when that ship was scuttled. She reached England on 3 June 1789.
She was the largest transport ship in the First Fleet, weighing in at 452 tons, 114 ft long and 31 ft at the beam, built in Hull, England in 1783, the Alexander was skippered by Master Duncan Sinclair.
She carried 195 male convicts and was the largest ship in the fleet.
Alexander's convict cargo were drawn from prison hulks on the Thames and directly from Newgate Prison and loaded aboard at Woolwich Docks in early 1787.The ship then sailed to Portsmouth alongside Lady Penrhyn to meet the remainder of the Fleet.
Alexander arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, on 26 January 1788 to unload her human cargo. She left Port Jackson on 14 July 1788 in company with the Friendship, whose crew she picked up when that ship was scuttled. She reached England on 3 June 1789.