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THE ALEXANDER By Joseph

What sort of boat is it?

The Alexander weighed 452 tonnes, it was 114 feet long and 31 feet wide. There were 199 male convicts and 30 crew travelled on the ship. It was also a transport ship. It was the largest ship in the first fleet.

The first fleet left Portsmouth on the 13th of May 1787. They arrived at Tenerife on the 3rd of June, they got to Rio De Janeiro on the 6th of August. When they got to Cape Town it was the 14th of October and finally they arrived at Port Jackson Australia, it was the 26th of January 1788.

What and who did it carry?

The captain of the Alexander was master Duncan Sinclair. The surgeon on the Alexander was William Balmain. That’s who Balmain the suburb is named after!

Some convicts on board the Alexander were: George Gess he was charged with theft of 10 live pigs. John Randell was charged with stealing a silver watch chain. William salt-marsh was charged with theft. John martin was charged with stealing some clothing. James Freeman was charged with highway robbery. There was also 20 passengers on board.



**__ The Alexander __**
 * 1. The Alexander was a convict ship. It carried male convicts. The most people died on it. It carried 199 convicts in total. It weighed 452 tons. It was 114 feet long and 31 feet wide. **
 * 2. There were 199 convicts on board so the ship was crowded and the living conditions were terrible and they had to stay on the ship for eight months. Some of the convicts were Robert Abel, Henry Abrams and Esther Abraham. **
 * 3. The Alexander carried convicts and the marines who guarded them. The Alexander was the biggest convict ship but the conditions were still not adequate for living. **
 * By: Alex F. **



**__ WHO WAS ON BOARD? __** By Alex M **
 * __ WHAT KIND OF SHIP WAS IT? __**
 * The Alexander was a male convict ship in the first fleet which consisted of six convict ships, three supply ships and two navy ships. It was the biggest convict ship in the first fleet. The Alexander was 144 feet long, weighed 452 tons, 31 feet wide. **
 * The Alexander carried 195 male convicts (the total amount of convicts transported on the first fleet was 759, 20 passages, 30 crew and was mastered by Master Duncan Silchair. Some convicts aboard where James Freeman- because of high way robbery, George Gess- for stealing ten live pigs, John Martin- stole one silver watch, William Saltmarsh- charged for sealing expensive objects. Did you know that the town Balmain is named after the surgeon aboard the Alexander called Willam Balmain. **
 * __ THE WAY USED BY THE FIRST FLEET TO GET TO AUSTRALIA __**
 * First the fleet left from Portsmouth on the 13th of May 1787 then arrived at Tenerife on the 3rd of June 1787. On the 6th of August 1787 the fleet arrived at Rio De Janerio then to Capetown on the 14th of October 1787 and then finally they arrived at Port Jackson Australia on the 26th of January 1788.



The Alexander was a transport ship, but it was also carrying convicts. It was a Braque-built ship.It weighed 452 tons it was 414 feet long and 31 feet wide .It carried 195 male convicts. Convicts were loaded at woolwich and Portsmouth in England.

The Alexander was the largest of the convict transport ship and Also the worst. She was with the Scarborough, one of only two all male prison ships. She was a foul and disease ridden vases

Before leaving England, fever broke out on board and sixteen men died. She left Portsmouth on the 13th of May 1787 15 more men died on this journey. She arrived at port Jackson Sydney Australia On the 26th of January 1788 .She left port Jackson on the 14th 1788.

by Julia



Alexander

The Alexander was a First Fleet ship which weighed 452 tons. It was built with a quarter- deck and built at hull in 1783. The Alexander was the largest transport ship in the First Fleet. The Alexander was 114 ft long. It Alexander was skippered by master Duncan Sinclair the Alexander carried 195 male convicts. There names were Robert Abel, Henry Abrahams, John Allen, William Allen, Isaac Archer, Richard Asky, Alexander Bailey, Robert Bails, William Balmain and George Bannister.

by Liam Alexander ==// The Alexander ship is 452 tons it is a barque built ship it is also 114 feet long and 31 feet wide. It carried 195 male convicts. Her master was Duncan Sinclair. Convicts loaded at woolwich and also Portsmouth.//==

//The ship was owned by William Walton, who transported the convicts to Australia for money.//
The Alexander arrived in Botany Bay on the 19th January 1788

By Erica