Setting up on Saturday before the battle

Jasmine in front of the pond, the early morning fog is still about. We reached the pond 10.30am after leaving Newcastle at 4.30am.

More fog on the pond

Margaret Anne, with the SS Margaret Anne

Side view of the Liberty ship SS Margaret Anne

HMS King George V (KGV). It is equiped with the early style BDE canon.

Tony's Cimeron Class fleet oiler USS Neosho.

The Burden's fleet

Another view of the Burden Fleet.

Bill with the Richelieu and Tokyo Rose preparing for battle.

Another view of Bill'sRichelieuand Tokyo Rose.

Side view of the Richelieu with her superstructure fitted.

3/4 shot of Richelieu and the Tokyo Rose. Note: Bill taking on fuel in the background.

The Littorio being prepared for her maiden voyage.

Loading the canons for the first time

The PT boat from Wagga Wagga

Another shot. This ship is 1/48 scale and not an active ship

This little ship is 1:144 and a working ship

Peter and his Graf Spee. It was plagued with problems most of the weekend.

Another of the Wagga Wagga fleet. Note the detail of these ships.

The Margart Anne ready for the pond

The KGV sails for trials.

The Littorio on the pond

USS Margaret Anne on her maiden voyage (apart from the swimming pool).

South Dakota, this was the best large ship of the weekend.

Littorio and King George V. All day I couldn't bring myself to shoot that beautiful superstructure. (she used to be mine)

The pond in daylight, without the fog.

Axis convoy run

The gangs all here

Bill's Tokyo Rose sailing for the glory of the axis convoy

Imperator (Bottom) and Sea Slug? (Top) Imperator lost power and did not take part in any battles on the first day.

Convoy run and the South Dakota is in pursuit

USS South Dakota and USS Houston attack the axis convoy ships.

Note the shell spashes from a South Dakota salvo behind the oiler.

Tokyo Rose being harassed by the South Dakota.

Tokyo Rose listing to starboard and pumping hard after the engagement with the South Dakota.

The deck of the Tokyo Rose floats free

Tony's rescue ship tries to salvage the deck and superstructure

South Dakota seeking new prey.

Looks like another axis freighter didn't make it

KGV, Bretts' freighter and the Houston. Brett soon joined the other axis convoy ships at the bottom of the pond.

Allied convoy run

USS Margaret Anne

The Wagga coastal freighter leaving port.

USS Margaret Anne heading for a buoy.

DKM Graf Spee immobile again. Her two 3 volt engines have been burnt out.

Richelieu targets the SS Margaret Anne.

USS Margaret Anne up close and personal with Bill's Richelieu

I think the pump can cope.

Well I hope the float works

Success the float deploys on the Margaret Anne

The big battle

Continuing the bad luck of the Littorio, she is stuck on the buoy and can only watch the battle rage around her.

Littorio being rescued from the buoy.

Ships every where.

South Dokata, Bretts Freighter, Littorio and the KGV

The Burdens Hornet, it is small and hard to hit

A closer view of the Hornet

Houston, South Dakota pick on the Tokyo Rose, the Littorio is turning to help

If you can't beat them, ram them.

These photo's are from Sunday

South Dakota and Scharnhorst

Littorio lets fly a salvo at the Margaret Anne, while the South Dakota tries to intercede.

That Hornet again

Bill'sRichelieuwith the Hornet in the foreground.

Peter's Graf Spee aground again. Time to put a reverse in

Littorio and South Dakota in close combat

Scharnhorst tries to sink the Hornet, with the South Dakota in the foreground

Looks like Tony's Neosho. For the first time she did not sink during a battle

Richelieu(top) and Littorio (bottom) try to sandwich the South Dakota.

Trevor's Scharnhorst and the South Dakota. The Scharnhorst was experiencing problems