Alexander (ship)
E281005
Alexander was one of the convict transport ships in the First Fleet that carried British settlers and prisoners to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander (ship) canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Fleet ship
ⓘ
convict transport ship ⓘ |
| arrivalEvent |
arrival of First Fleet at Botany Bay
ⓘ
arrival of First Fleet at Port Jackson ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonisation of Australia
ⓘ
transportation of British convicts ⓘ |
| carried |
British convicts
ⓘ
British settlers ⓘ marines ⓘ |
| carriedToNewSouthWales | male convicts ⓘ |
| category |
Convict ships to New South Wales
ⓘ
First Fleet transport ships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| destination |
Botany Bay
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
|
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped found British penal colony in Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest convict transports in the First Fleet ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| operator |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| participatedIn | establishment of first European colony in Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet
|
| partOfConvoyWith |
Borrowdale (ship)
ⓘ
Charlotte (ship) ⓘ Fishburn (ship) ⓘ Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman) ⓘ
surface form:
Friendship (ship)
Golden Grove (ship) ⓘ HMS Sirius ⓘ HMS Supply ⓘ Lady Penrhyn (ship) ⓘ Prince of Wales (ship) ⓘ Scarborough (ship) ⓘ |
| purpose |
transport convicts to Australia
ⓘ
transport settlers to Australia ⓘ |
| routeStop |
Cape Town
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Tenerife ⓘ |
| sailedFrom |
England
ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ |
| sailedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 18th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent |
1787
ⓘ
1788 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lady Penrhyn
subject surface form:
Golden Grove