Abstract
On 25 and 26 October 2005, Royal Australian Navy minehunters HMA Ships 'Huon' and 'Diamantina' conducted a search for the bower anchor that Abel Tasman lost in North Bay, Tasmania, in 1642. This note gives an account of the circumstances, conduct and results of the survey-to date, the last such attempt to find the anchor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-105 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Australasian Journal of Maritime Archaeology |
Volume | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Abel Tasman
- bower anchor
- Royal Australian Navy
- minehunters
- Huon
- Diamantina
- Tasmania