Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): first fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from great britain on 13 may 1787 with about 1,487 people to establish the first european colony in new south wales.
Output (English): the first fleet sailed from great britain on may 13 , 1787 with approximately 1487 aboard the ships . the goal was to establish the first european colony in new south wales.