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I'm doing an AU nation with no specific location or in-depth history. Just another excuse to draw some ships! I'm thinking mid-South Atlantic island nation with UK and African trade and industrial links. Involved with WWI & WWII, probably on the allied side. The drawings will span from 1900-1950ish for now...

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Early Torpedoboats

TB1


First produced TB, armed with two experimental 22" torpedoes and a single early machine gun.

TB2


Standard TB of pre-war navy, TB2 armed with 2x twin 18" torpedo tubes and 40mm cannon

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Torpedoboat Destroyer



Destroyer 1, armed with 2 x twin 18" torpedo tubes and a single 3" gun.



Later version, with different bow, lengthened forecastle and extended foremost funnel. Now armed with 2 x 3" guns, twin 18" torpedo tubes and 2 x 40mm cannon.

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Destroyer 4, armed with 2 x 4" guns, twin 20" torpedo tubes and two 40mm cannon.



Later version with new bow and enclosed bridge.

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Light Cruiser



Preliminary design with 2 x twin and 1 x single 5" guns, 2 x twin 20" torpedo tubes and 2 x 3" guns.

WiP tow view:

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Some interesting designs here. That Destroyer 4 is strongly reminding me of the Type 81 Tribal for some reason!
The light cruiser looks good too, I'm picking up strong C-Class vibes. There's something British about all these but not so obvious as to be copies of British ships. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Cape Verde maybe ?

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Battleship



'Fleet Battleship' Mainstay of early WWI fleet. Late to the Dreadnought era, < Insert AU Name here > had six of these battleships with 2 x twin 12" guns, 2 x twin 9" and 6 x 5" guns in the superstructure.

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I think this battleship might benefit from an schematic engine room plan. it seems to me that the marchinery/turbines would have very little space aft of the boiler rooms.

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It might also benefit from shafts and props.

I like the way this looks, really nice ships.
I'm curious on the arrangement of the artillery on the last ship though. Wouldn't it be beneficial to make sure the biggest guns have the biggest arc of fire? And switching the places of the O turret with the X turret would probably allow for slightly more engine space.