What was the Golden Grove?
Q: What was the Golden Grove?
A: The Golden Grove was a store ship in the First Fleet which carried convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony.
Q: When did the ships leave England?
A: The ships left England in May 1787.
Q: How big was the Golden Grove?
A: The Golden Grove was 94 ft (29 m) long and 30 ft (9 m) wide.
Q: What did the British Government pay for transporting food and equipment on board of the Golden Grove?
A: The British Government paid at a rate of 10 shillings per ton per month until the ship returned to Deptford.
Q: Where did the Golden Grove take 32 convicts from Sydney?
A: The Golden Grove took 32 convicts from Sydney to the penal colony on Norfolk Island.
Q: Where did it stop because of sailors sick with scurvy?
A: After leaving Port Jackson, it stopped at Falkland Islands because of sailors sick with scurvy.
Q: What is known about its activities after 1804?
A: There is no information about its activities after 1804.
