- Fishburn (ship)
The Fishburn was the largest of the three
First Fleet storeships. She was built atWhitby in1780 , and was of 378 tons. Her master wasRobert Brown . She leftPortsmouth on13 May 1787 , and arrived atPort Jackson ,Sydney, Australia , on26 January 1788 . She left Port Jackson on19 November 1788 , keeping company with the "Golden Grove " until losing sight of her on11 April 1789 after several days at theFalkland Islands for recovery of crew members who were sick withscurvy . She arrived back inEngland on25 May 1789 .
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