» Back to Map Ex HMAS Hobart Category: Tourist Attraction General Store: Tourist Attractions: The Fleurieu Peninsula The ex-HMAS Hobart was scuttled four nautical miles west-north-west of Marina Vincent, Yankalilla Bay. This site is also outside of navigational and commercial fishing areas. The reef site is marked with buoys to clearly identify its location and to enable tie-up mooring. The reef can be easily accessed by public boat ramp at Marina St Vincent Cove. Yankalilla Bay is 65 km south from Adelaide, only 45 minutes by road, on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Town : Canpground: Location: Ex HMAS Hobart Description: HMAS Hobart History There have been three previous ships to bear the name Hobart. The first was the former French Sloop, Revenge 18, captured south of Sunda Strait by HMS Resistance 44 in October, 1794. She was added to the Royal Navy and renamed Hobart after Baron Hobart, the Earl of Buckinghamshire.   The first Hobart saw varied service in the East and completed her life in about 1801. A second Hobart was commissioned by the Royal Navy during World War 1. She was a trawler requisitioned for service as a minesweeper.   The third Hobart was a light cruiser of 7,105 tonnes first commissioned as HMS Apollo for service with the Royal Navy in January, 1936.   On 6 October 1938, she was due to transfer to the Royal Australian Navy. Due to the mobilisation of the fleet during the Munich crisis, she was commissioned on 28 September 1938 as HMAS Hobart. She arrived in Australia at the end of 1939 and at the outbreak of war was on patrol and search duties in Bass Strait.   In October 1939, Hobart sailed for service in the Indian Ocean. She was ocean escort for the first contingent of the Australian Imperial Force from Colombo to the Middle East. She saw action in the Red Sea area and was present at the evacuation of Berbera.   In August 1941, Hobart joined the Mediterranean Fleet where she was engaged in support of the campaign in the Western Desert, the reinforcement of Cyprus, operations against Syria and in a series of Mediterranean sweeps as a unit of the British Battle Fleet.   With the entry of Japan into the war, Hobart transferred to the Far East and arrived in Malayan waters in January 1942. Hobart took part in the Coral Sea battle in May 1942, shooting down three enemy aircraft. She also participated in the attacks on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. On 20 July 1943, the Hobart was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and suffered damage and casualties.   In April 1945, Hobart covered the landings at Tarakan, Wewak, Brunei and Balikpapan. On August 31, she arrived in Tokyo Bay and was among the Australian ships present at the Japanese surrender ceremony.   After the war, Hobart remained in commission as a unit of the Australian squadron until August 1947, when she paid off into reserve. She finally completed her life in 1962. Tweet Pin It   More Attractions in Tourist Attraction   Kangaroo island Category: Tourist Attraction Location: Kangaroo island Cape Jervis, South AustraliaCape Jervis, South Australia 5204 Getting to Kangaroo Island and Around    Short Drive From Rapid Bay Campground SeaLink makes getting to Kangaroo Island easy with…More… Cape Jervis Tavern & Motel Category: Tourist Attraction , Town Location: Cape Jervis Tavern & Motel Flinders Street and Ransford St, Cape Jervis SA 5204Cape Jervis, South Australia 5204 find out more here website facebook page   More… Victor Harbor Visitor Information Centre Category: Tourist Attraction , Town Location: Victor Harbor Visitor Information Centre The Causeway Victor Harbor SA 5211Victor Harbour, South Australia 5211   Victor Harbor Visitor Information Centre The Victor Harbor Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is a one-stop shop for all visitor…More… Raywood Nursery Category: Tourist Attraction Location: Raywood Nursery 209 Tapanappa RoadDELAMERE, South Australia 5204 RAYWOOD NURSERY 209 Tapanappa Road, DELAMERE, South Australia, 5204 Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day). Raywood…More… FirstPrevious1NextLastPage : 1 of 1 . Total Attractions Found: 4