| has gloss | eng: Friendship was a First Fleet transport ship, built in Scarborough, England, in 1784. |
| has gloss | eng: The Friendship was a convict transport ship in the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. The ships left England in May 1787 and arrived in Australia in January, 1788. This was the start of European settlement of Australia. The Friendship was a ship of 274 tons under the command of Master Francis Walton. 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 until the ship returned to Deptford. They had to agree to keep the prisoners secure and in safe custody. |
| lexicalization | eng: Friendship |
| instance of | (noun) a vessel that carries passengers or freight
ship |
