Reference: Star Cruiser Rules, page 18
Fleets of Service: America, Australia
Apparent Naming Convention: You don't need a convention when you only have one ship in the class.
Known ships of this class: Southern Cross (name of the constellation of stars on the Australian flag).
Analysis: Since the Americans and Australians are such partners, there was little trouble in the Aussies buying one. It is now the flagship of the Australian Space Navy.
Reference: Star Cruiser Rules, page 18
Fleets of Service: Ukraine, Germany, Australia
Apparent Naming Convention: The Australians seem to shy away from conventions in general.
Known ships of this class: Bushranger, Canberra, Hobart, Walkabout.
Analysis: Maybe that's how the Ukraine could afford such a large navy for such a small country...they sold their designs to everyone. Then again, now that I think about it, maybe the original design was Bavarian, and they sold it to the Ukrainians. Anyway, the Aussies built these on their own.
Reference: Star Cruiser Rules, page 16
Fleets of Service: France, Germany (ex-Bavarian), Japan, Ukraine, Australia.
Apparent Naming Convention: Cities in Australia
Known ships of this class: Alice Springs, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney.
Analysis: No need to build these on their own...the French were selling them cheap enough. I bet the Aussies would buy Spitfires to replace these if they could, but they already spent the money (I figure the Spitfire came out a few years after the Aconit).
Refernece: Ships of the French Arm, page 14
Fleets of Service: France, Azania, UAR, Mexico, Australia.
Apparent Naming Convention: Australian animals.
Known ships of this class: Kangaroo, Koala, Wallaby.
Analysis: Older ships in Australian service, but still out there. Invasion lists the Kangaroo as part of the Aussie squadron at Eta Bootis, and designates her a Ypres-12 in the scenario. License-built, of course.
Reference: Star Cruiser Rules, page 17
Fleets of Service: America, Australia
Number of ships in class: Approximately 36
Analysis: The Aussies bought them from the Americans.