HMVS Cerberus

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Jim Hathaway

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I ran across an interesting website about HMVS Cerberus, a twin turret breastwork monitor of about 1868.
There is a organization to save her. (She is in extremely poor condition, and saving the turrets might be a major victory.
http://users.netconnect.com.au/~ianmac/cerberus.html
An interesting ship! There is a downloadable paper model of her on the website that looks excellent! I am tempted to use it for patterns to build a model from styrene. (or in the future, a larger RC model)
Being that the transportation system was still in force when she arrived, the name chosen was particularly apt.
 
Fiona Nitschke

Fiona Nitschke

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Years later, Save the Cerberus is still going, with a Save the Cerberus Exhibition being held at Pivotal Galleries, Richmond, Vic, this October:
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An exhibition of contemporary artwork depicting aspects of the Cerberus alongside 19th Century paintings of the ship, photographs and artifacts .

The Cerberus is a revolutionary design 1860s ironclad monitor, currently a breakwater off Black Rock, Melbourne, Victoria. This exhibition is part of an ongoing campaign to save this nationally and internationally important piece of Maritime history.
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You can see some of the new works submitted here: http://www.cerberus.com.au/art_exhibition.html

And slightly different mix of works, including prices, here: http://www.pivotalgalleries.com/Exhibition_Save%20TheCerberus_copy(3).htm

No matter what your opinion is of the campaign to raise and relocate HMVS Cerberus, I thought some may enjoy the images.​
 
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