Louie da fly Posted June 19, 2018 #1 Posted June 19, 2018 While at Ballina Maritime Museum I came across some information I'd never known before. From November 1944 onward, there was a large British (Commonwealth) naval presence in the Pacific, which played a significant role in the war against Japan. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Pacific_Fleet I'd thought after the sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse, the fall of Singapore and the destruction of the ABDA fleet, the naval war in the Pacific had been a purely US affair. Apparently not. Makes interesting reading. Steven davyboy, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
cog Posted June 19, 2018 #2 Posted June 19, 2018 Didn't know the extend of it. Interesting reading, especially the political references ... davyboy, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ...
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