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1924: Winners - HMAS TASMANIA's oarsmen win a 25' whalers cup event at Port Arthur - RAN.
6973. It would have been a perfect result for the island locals to see a destroyer named TASMANIA take out Tolley Challenge Cup for 22ft Montague Whalers in 1924. We can't find a record for this event today, but it may continue. We're thinking it may have been part of the three-day Royal Hobart Regatta carnival which was started in 1838, and is conducted each year in February. An interesting sidelight to this photo is that it shows very clearly the slightly concave foredeck of the 'S' and 'T' class destroyers, which would have drained well in a seaway, and no doubt contributed to their reputation as excellent seaboats. Photo: RAN Archives, it appears on the RAN Seapower Centre's histro webpage for HMAS TASMANIA, which can be found here: www.navy.gov.au/hmas-tasmania
1924: Winners - HMAS TASMANIA's oarsmen win a 25' whalers cup event at Port Arthur - RAN.
6973. It would have been a perfect result for the island locals to see a destroyer named TASMANIA take out Tolley Challenge Cup for 22ft Montague Whalers in 1924. We can't find a record for this event today, but it may continue. We're thinking it may have been part of the three-day Royal Hobart Regatta carnival which was started in 1838, and is conducted each year in February. An interesting sidelight to this photo is that it shows very clearly the slightly concave foredeck of the 'S' and 'T' class destroyers, which would have drained well in a seaway, and no doubt contributed to their reputation as excellent seaboats. Photo: RAN Archives, it appears on the RAN Seapower Centre's histro webpage for HMAS TASMANIA, which can be found here: www.navy.gov.au/hmas-tasmania