Anchor Displays at Torquay

According to Microsoft Copilot, the Torquay RSL Sub-Branch, formerly the Torquay and District Ex-Servicemen's Club, located at 47 The Esplanade, Torquay, Victoria, features memorabilia display cabinets with items related to Navy, Army, and Air Force activities.

According to Microsoft Copilot, there are two distinct anchors tied to the club's immediate area and history: -

1. The Torquay Foreshore Anchor

• A massive historic anchor recovered from the 1891 shipwreck of the Joseph H. Scammell.

• It is permanently mounted in the grassed foreshore reserve right on The Esplanade, just steps away from the Torquay Bowls Club where the Torquay RSL operates.

• The anchor is physically positioned so that its shank points directly out to sea toward Point Danger, marking the exact shallow reef where the ship came to grief.

2. The Torquay RSL Memorabilia Anchor

• A smaller, ceremonial anchor feature.

• It is inside the RSL's dedicated space, they have a custom memorabilia display that includes a smaller anchor as part of their "quiet space" reflection area to honour Australia's naval history.

(Source: https://www.torquayhistory.com/places/scammell-anchor/ and

https://www.torquayhistory.com/brief-history-of-torquay/education/saving-the-scammell/)

The main anchor, which was recovered from the Joseph H. Scammell shipwreck, is mounted upright on concrete pillars overlooking the beach:

The Iconic Foreshore Anchor

The most prominent photo-worthy anchor is located on the Torquay Foreshore Reserve. It is a large, vertical monument recovered from the 1891 shipwreck of the Joseph H. Scammell.

• Visual Characteristic: It is mounted upright and is oriented to point directly toward the reef at Point Danger where the ship hit.

• Location: You can find it along The Esplanade, near the line of Norfolk Island Pine trees that define Torquay's front beach.

The Fisherman’s Beach Anchor

There is a second, smaller anchor from the same Joseph H. Scammell wreck.

• Location: This one is on display specifically near the boat ramp at Fisherman’s Beach.

An anchor at the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum

(Source: https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/1a/27/1c/ce/queenscliffe-maritime.jpg)

I previously wrote about the anchors from the Joseph H. Scammell at both https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/the-anchors-from-the-joseph-h-scammell and https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/update-on-the-anchors-from-the-joseph-h-scammell