HMS Frigate Sirius Cannon - The First FleetThe HMS Frigate Sirius was the flagship of The First Fleet. The ship served the colony well until its sinking at Norfolk Island a few years later on the 19th March 1790.Sydney BayBoth the cannon and the anchor pictured here is believed to have come from the Sirius, having been found offshore in the waters of Norfolk Island at Sydney Bay. Governor Phillip, the first Governor of the Colony of NSW, reported this tragic loss with disappointment. HMS Frigate Sirius was regarded as vital for the colony, having been the flagship for the First Fleet and later having saved the early settlement from starvation. ’You never saw such dismay as the news of the wreck occasioned among us all - we looked upon her as our sheet anchor’ - Governor Phillips. Description: First Fleet Cannon at Macquarie Park. Find and Book Sydney Hotels Hotels in Sydney. | 
