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

• First Fleet
• Second Fleet

 

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