First Fleet
Naval escort
The First Fleet included two Royal Navy escort ships, the ten-gun sixth-rate vessel HMS Sirius under the command of Captain John Hunter, and the armed tender HMS Supply commanded by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball.

First Fleet

Section Title: Naval escort
Table Section Text: The First Fleet included two Royal Navy escort ships, the ten-gun sixth-rate vessel HMS Sirius under the command of Captain John Hunter, and the armed tender HMS Supply commanded by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball.

Ship	Type	Master	Crew	Dep. England	Arr. Botany Bay	Duration (days)

HMS Supply	Yard craft	Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball	13 May 1787 from Spithead	18 January 1788	250

HMS Sirius	10-gun ship	Captain John Hunter	13 May 1787 from Portsmouth	20 January 1788	252

Sentence(s)

From England, the Fleet sailed to Botany Bay, arriving over the period of January 18 to 20, 1788, taking 250 to 252 days from departure to final arrival.

final_sentence: From England, the Fleet sailed to Botany Bay, arriving over the period of January 18 to 20, 1788, taking 250 to 252 days from departure to final arrival.