WW2 Cruisers Southampton Colony or Fiji Class

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R Shelley - 30 May 2004 20:55 GMT

Hi hope someone can help, im looking for plans and pictures and any
information about either Southampton Colony or Fiji Class Cruisers for
a large model I'm restoring. I think its 1/96 scale or 1/144 no that
sure yet only just started.

Any information and copy plans would be very welcome all any cost in
copying and posting would be refunded .

Hope someone can help please email any information you can.

All the best

R Shelley

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Sam Hood - 07 Jun 2004 22:27 GMT

> Hi hope someone can help, im looking for plans and pictures and any
> information about either Southampton Colony or Fiji Class Cruisers for
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>
> R Shelley

I have a few suggestions that would at least give you a start. For detailed
drawings I would suggest the Maritime Museum in Greenwich

As for the books, most of which are at least available used:

Ensign 5 - Town Class Cruisers by Allen Raven & John Roberts
In the Ensign Series there was also listed one for Colony Class Cruisers but
I do not know if it was ever printed. It does not come up on the book
search. Ensign 5 is available used.

British Cruisers of World War Two by Allen Raven & John Roberts
Cruisers in Camera by Roger Hayward RN & Commonwealth & Empire cruisers
The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939-1945 Major Surface
Warships Ed D.K.Brown
British Warships of the Second World War John Roberts: Has general
arrangement drawings of the Manchester
Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia by M.J. Whitley,
some pictures and a line drawing

A long shot would be the Profile Warship Series. I do not know if they ever
did one of a Town or Fiji Class Cruiser. I think the closest they came was
one of the Belfast.

regards

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WW2 Cruisers Southampton Colony or Fiji Class