HMS Sirius (1778)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ship
gptkbp:armament 10 guns
gptkbp:beam 28 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:John_Williams
gptkbp:commissioned 1778
gptkbp:constructionMaterial wood
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_sailors
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Norfolk_Island
gptkbp:date 1790
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1790
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Norfolk_Island
gptkbp:decommissioned 1790
gptkbp:defeated 1790
gptkbp:displacement 400 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 ft
gptkbp:engineType sail
gptkbp:fate wrecked
gptkbp:finalDisposal gptkb:Captain_John_Hunter
1790
supply_mission_to_Norfolk_Island
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:British_colonization_of_Australia
gptkbp:historicalImpact establishment_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:historicalRole colonial supply ship
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first ship to arrive at Botany Bay
first ship to establish a colony in Australia
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Port_Jackson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Sirius (1778)
gptkbp:launched 1778
gptkbp:legacy part_of_Australian_maritime_history
gptkbp:length 100 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 100 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter storm
gptkbp:navigationEquipment South_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:notableArtists convicts
gptkbp:notableEvent arrival_at_Botany_Bay
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_Arthur_Phillip
gptkb:Captain_John_Hunter
First_Fleet_voyage
gptkbp:operates gptkb:British_flag
gptkbp:operatesIn Australian_waters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1778-1790
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:HMS_Sirius
none
gptkbp:propulsion wind
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Buffalo
gptkbp:role transport ship
gptkbp:secondaryMission supply mission
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:significance convicts
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:First_Fleet
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Supply
gptkbp:type sloop