What is Charlotte (ship)?
{{italictitle}} The '''''Charlotte''''' was one of six [[convict]] transport ships in the [[First Fleet]]. The First Fleet carried the [[convict]]s and [[soldier]]s to [[Australia]] to start a [[penal colony]]. This was the start of [[Europe]]an settlement of Australia. The ''Charlotte'' was built on the [[Thames]] about 1785, was a ship of 345 tons.<ref name=frost>{{cite book | last =Alan | first =Frost | title =The First Fleet: the real story | publisher =Black Inc. | date =2011 | location =Collingwood, Victoria | page =91 | isbn = 9781863955294}}</ref> She was under the command of Thomas Gilbert.<ref name=aust>{{cite encyclopedia | title =First Fleet | encyclopedia =Australian Encyclopaedia | volume = IV| pages =72–76 | publisher =Angus and Robertson | date = 1958}}</ref> She was {{convert|105|ft|m|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|28|ft|m|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} wide.<ref>{{cite book | last =Crago | first =Tony | title =The First Fleet and year of Settlement | publisher =Woollahra Sales and Imports | date =2004 | isbn =1876553286 }}</ref> The ship had a [[contract]] with the British Government to carry convicts. The owners were paid at a rate of 10 shillings per ton per month. They had to agree to keep the prisoners secure and safe.<ref name=aust/> She carried 88 male and 20 female convicts. After transporting the convicts to [[New South Wales]], the ''Charlotte'' was under contract to work for the [[East India Company]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/tiki-index.php?page=Charlotte+1788 A list of all the people who sailed on the ''Charlotte'']{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{multistub|Transport|History}} [[Category:First Fleet]]