In Jan. 1788 a fleet of 11 ships carrying convicts & soldiers sailed into this bay & founded what became Sydney
[DOC] [TLE] From Terra Australis to Australia | State Library of NSW [PAR] The 11 ships of the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788 under 
the ... On 13 May 1787, the fleet of 11 ships set sail from Portsmouth, England.