In Jan. 1788 a fleet of 11 ships carrying convicts & soldiers sailed into this bay & founded what became Sydney
[DOC] [TLE] The First Fleet | Facts | First European Settlers of Australia [PAR] The First Fleet was a flotilla of 11 ships that left Britain in 1787 with a cargo of 
convicts ... arrived in Australia on 18 January 1788, with the first European 
settlers of Australia.