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An intro to the Australian Battle Group

Australian Battle Group Intro from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Richelieu and Iowa take on Vendetta, Feb 2013, Sydney

Richelieu goes down, Sydney, Feb 2013 from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Mogami does a handstand, Feb 2013, Sydney

Mogami sinks, Feb 2013, Sydney from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Liberty Ship Sunk, Feb 2013, Sydney

Liberty Ship sunk Feb 2013 Sydney from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Jan 2013 Nats - Sydney - C3 Sunk by HMS Lion

C3 Feighter sunk Jan 2013 from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Compilation of Merchant Ship sinks at the Sydney September 2012 meet

5 sinks in September from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

We has a LOT of sinks at the Sydney meeting in September 2012 but just a few got captured on tape. Here, in under 2 minutes, are 5 of them.

First the IJNS Mogami does a 'handstand'
Second up is a C3 freighter with a pump failure
Third the Liberty ship "Millie" falls victim to a radio failure
Fourth the C3 goes down again and
Lastly a tramp steamer goes down after a long chase by 2 battleships

Duel to the Death

Duel to the Death from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Greg Harris in USS Iowa and Will Harris in FNS Richalieu take on Andrew Husen in the Richeliue class battleship Vendetta.

This video of just on 2 minutes covers the entire engagement and shows what happens with Biggun battleships go toe-to-toe and neither will back off.

Hog Sinks

A Hog goes down in the evening from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Richelieu and Iowa go head to head at the Easter 2012 meeting in Newcastle

Newcastle's Richelieu takes on Sydney's USS Iowa from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

The sinking of Sydney's Red Funnel Hog "Esketar Tay" by HMS Rodney at the Easter 2012 meeting in Newcastle

Red Funnel lines loses a Hog from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

The sinking of the Great Lakes Ore Carrier "Leon Fraser" by the USS Iowa at the Easter 2012 meeting in Newcastle

Leon Fraser goes down from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

The USS New Jersey is Sunk in Armidale, Jan 2012

USS New Jersey sunk, Armidale, Jan 2012 from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Richard Simpson's USS New Jersey took on Greg Harris in USS Iowa at the AusBG National Meet in Armidale on the Australia Day Long Weekend, 2012.

The New Jersey came off very much 2nd best

The sinking of the "Empress of Britain" at the AusBG January 2012 meeting in Sydney

SS Empress of Britain Sunk, Jan 2012, Sydney from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

The USS Alabama is sunk at the AusBG January 2012 meeting in Sydney

USS Alabama sunk from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

Pre-dreadnought HMS Lord Nelson sinks AusBG December 2011 meeting in Sydney

HMS Lord Nelson sinks from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.

The tramp steamer "Doktor Morgan" is sunk at the AusBG December 2011 meeting in Sydney

Red Funnel Line's tramp goes down from The Australian Battle Group on Vimeo.