Shipwrecks of Tasmania

Shipwrecks of Tasmania are shipwrecks which have occurred in and around the island state of Tasmania, Australia.
Geographical and historical background
Tasmania is an island and since the time of European colonisation by the British, the population had been entirely reliant upon the sea for all physical contact with the outside world, until the development of links by air.
Since European discovery in 1642 by the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman, many explorers and many vessels visited Tasmania, or Tasmania's waters. Following the establishment of a British settlement in 1803 at Hobart, a local boat building industry began almost immediately. Since that time Tasmania has had a very strong connection to the sea, and both commercial and recreational sailing has been a constant feature of Tasmania's history.
Tasmania's geographical position latitude 42° south, longitude 147° east, is along the line of latitude that places it in the path of...