Borrowdale

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media type="custom" key="19394744" The Borrowdale was 1 of 3 store ships out of the 11 ships in the first fleet. The Borrowdale was 272 tons. It was built in Sunderland England 1785. The Borrowdale left Ports Mouth on the 13th of may 1787 and arrived at Port Jackson Sydney Australia on the 26th of January 1788. The crew were so badly effected from scury, that the master Readthorn Hobson took the ship to Rio De Janeiro, where the harbour master took and his men had to take the ship to its berth. On the homeward voyage back to England 5 crew mates died. There were 22 crew mates on the Borrowdale. There was a lot of livestock such as clothes and food. On board were 4 guns that were needed protection by the ship.

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