'Scarborough' ship - convict transport ship to Australia - 18th Century
A Scarborough built vessel, the 430 ton, “Scarborough” completed in 1782 was one of the eleven vessels in the “first fleet” which arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788. She carried 208 male convicts sentenced to transportation. The Scarborough owners were Thomas, George and John Hopper. The master was John Marshall. There was a mutiny during the journey. She returned to England and made the second voyage to Port Jackson with 188 men , in the second fleet , the next year. A “First Fleet “ website shows the vessel and there may be Australian art about the first fleet.
The 'Friendship' was also a Scarborough ship and sailed in the First Fleet:
By E. Le Bihan - http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=845003, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29765211
See more at : https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/first-fleet-ships or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet
