HMAS Tasmania
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Career (Royal Australian Navy) | |
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Builder: | William Beardmore and Company |
Laid down: | December 18, 1917 |
Launched: | 22 November 1918 |
Completed: | 1919 |
Acquired: | July 1919 |
Commissioned: | 27 January 1920 |
Decommissioned: | 9 January 1928 |
Fate: | Sold for scrap on 4 June 1937 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Admiralty S class destroyer |
HMAS Tasmania (H25) was an Admiralty S class destroyer laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Limited, at Dalmuir in Scotland on December 18, 1917, launched on 22 November 1918, and completed in 1919. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Tasmania on 27 January 1920.
Tasmania paid off to reserve on 9 January 1928 and was sold on 4 June 1937.