Ditto
1 HMCS Protector (South Australian Colonial Navy) (only SA Navy ship and veteran of Boxer Rebellion)
2 HMAS Sydney I
3. HMAS Sydney II
4. HSK Kormoran (responsible for 2. above)
5. HMAS Melbourne II (RAN's longest serving aircraft carrier)
Tony
brad wrote:
1. HMAS Sydney I (responsible for the first battle and first victory of the RAN - over SMS Emden of which Revell already makes a kit - a nice adjunct)
2. HMAS Sydney II (largest single naval loss of life for the RAN)
3. HSK Kormoran (responsible for 2. above)
4. HM Colonial S Protector (South Australian Colonial Navy) (only SA Navy ship and veteran of Boxer Rebellion)
5. HMAS Melbourne II (RAN's longest serving aircraft carrier)
There is precious little out there that is purpose-built Australian.
Each of the above were significant most certainly in Australian history and, to a lesser extent, in general naval history as shown above.
Also makes a change from USN, Kreigsmarine and IJN stuff.
cheers,
bj