Fishburn (ship)

The Fishburn was the largest of the three supply ships of the First Fleet, which is the first English settlers fleet in Australia with a capacity of 378 tons. The ship was built in 1780 in Whitby. It ran on 13 May 1787 the command of Captain Robert Brown from Portsmouth and reached Port Jackson on 26 January 1788. November 19, 1788 left Port Jackson together with the Golden Grove, with it until April 11, sailed together in 1789. Thus, some were very difficult to recover from scurvy crew members fell ill, the Fishburn remained some days in the Falkland Islands. On May 25, 1789, the Fishburn came back to England.

Namesake and builder was perhaps the most active in the shipyard of Whitby shipbuilder Thomas Fishburn (1750-1800? ), Who had already built several ships for James Cook's second Pacific voyage.

• Sailing ship
• Single ship
• Maritime history (Australia)