I have always liked the look of the British mid-nineteenth century coastal defence ironclads ... so when 1/1200th-scale models of a couple of them came on sale on eBay, I could not resist putting in some (successful) bids!
I am now the proud owner of models of HMVS (later HMAS) Cerberus ...
... and HMS Glatton.
In due course, I will write longer blog posts about these two ships, but it is worth mentioning that the hull of HMAS Cerberus is still extant!
She was sunk as a breakwater in Half Moon Bay in September 1926, and despite the ravages of time and tide, the hull and the remains of her turrets and funnel still remain. In 2001, the Friends of the Cerberus was formed, with the goal of preserving her, and since then they have raised funds to remove her guns for preservation and to combat corrosion in order to stabilize the wreck. This remains ongoing.
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