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The Transport " Pitt " was built in 1780 on the Thames in England . A ship of 775 tons ,she sailed from Yarmouth Roads on the 17 July 1791, on board were 352 male & 58 female convicts. She arrived in Sydney Port Jackson on the 14 February 1792, a trip of 212 days . 20 males & 9 females died in transit and on arrival 5 males escaped . Her Master was Edward Manning & ship's surgeon was Thomas Jameson . The Pitt did not form part of the third Fleet ,but was the first ship to arrive direcly after .