HMAS Encounter 1914
HMAS Sydney August 1914
HMAS Sydney 1918
HMAS Melbourne 1913
HMAS Melbourne 1915
HMAS Melbourne 1918
HMAS Australia as of 1913
HMAS Brisbane, Psyche and Adelaide to go
Early RAN Cruisers
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Early RAN Cruisers
HMS Pioneer as of 1900-1914? (I know the masts were substantially added to in sometime after 1912)
HMAS Encounter 1914
HMAS Sydney August 1914
HMAS Sydney 1918
HMAS Melbourne 1913
HMAS Melbourne 1915
HMAS Melbourne 1918
HMAS Australia as of 1913
HMAS Brisbane, Psyche and Adelaide to go
HMAS Encounter 1914
HMAS Sydney August 1914
HMAS Sydney 1918
HMAS Melbourne 1913
HMAS Melbourne 1915
HMAS Melbourne 1918
HMAS Australia as of 1913
HMAS Brisbane, Psyche and Adelaide to go
Last edited by Rodondo on March 6th, 2018, 11:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Very nice (that's a bit of understatement really) to see what is relatively unknown part of Australia's naval history so well done
Graham
Graham
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Thanks Graham, I find these ships have been largely forgotten, overshadowed by the ships of the 1910's, shame really considering the service they provided
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How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Miscellaneous|Victorian Colonial Navy|Murray Riverboats|Colony of Victoria AU|Project Sail-fixing SB's sail shortage
How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Great work Rodondo! I look forward to more 
By the way, what's the story behind the colour?
By the way, what's the story behind the colour?
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Which colour?
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Miscellaneous|Victorian Colonial Navy|Murray Riverboats|Colony of Victoria AU|Project Sail-fixing SB's sail shortage
How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Miscellaneous|Victorian Colonial Navy|Murray Riverboats|Colony of Victoria AU|Project Sail-fixing SB's sail shortage
How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Ah, I went with a grey with a slight blue hue, looking at paintings of HMAS Encounter of a similar period, the red is a estimate of the antifouling paint
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How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Miscellaneous|Victorian Colonial Navy|Murray Riverboats|Colony of Victoria AU|Project Sail-fixing SB's sail shortage
How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Thanks 
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Miscellaneous|Victorian Colonial Navy|Murray Riverboats|Colony of Victoria AU|Project Sail-fixing SB's sail shortage
How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Miscellaneous|Victorian Colonial Navy|Murray Riverboats|Colony of Victoria AU|Project Sail-fixing SB's sail shortage
How to mentally pronounce my usernameRow-(as in a boat)Don-(as in the short form of Donald)Dough-(bread)
"Loitering on the High Seas" (Named after the good ship Rodondo)
There's no such thing as "nothing left to draw" If you can down 10 pints and draw, you're doing alright by my standards
Re: Early RAN Cruisers
Looking great!
The offset waterline marking looks interesting. I suppose this served some kind of purpose?
The offset waterline marking looks interesting. I suppose this served some kind of purpose?