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# Make your own  
discoveries

Norfolk Sloop

 [Discover](https://bassandflindersmuseum.com.au/discover) 

 

 

 

  In 1798, explorers Bass and Flinders were dispatched to Van Diemens Land to ascertain if it was an island or not. Sailing with a crew of eight aboard His Majestys Colonial Sloop Norfolk, they took shelter in the Tamar River, anchoring off what is now George Town. Explore the tale of Bass and Flinders and Tasmania’s rich Maritime History at the Bass and Flinders Maritime Museum.

 

 

 

## Visit Us  

### Location

8 Elizabeth Street  
 George Town Tasmania.

### Opening Hours

Monday – Sunday  
11am – 3pm

 

 

 

 

  ## Inspiring the next generation of explorers

Housings one of Tasmania’s most varied collections of maritime artefacts, the museum showcases the replica Sloop *Norfolk*, James Kelly's whaleboat the *Elizabeth*, and the *Admiral*, the *Kenneth Dickenson,* the *Tamar Class Melanie,* the sabot *Zephyr 2,* rowing fours, canoes, and a tribute to solo round the world quest by Ken Gourley.

The Bass and Flinders Maritime Museum also feature an extensive collection of maps and charts, photographs, paintings, logbooks, movies, diaries, and journals.

 

 

 

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