HMAS Tasmania

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Career (Royal Australian Navy)
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.