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May 1, 2015 · The HMAS Sydney was lost in November 1941 in a battle with the German cruiser Kormoran, which also sank. All 645 crewman on board the Australian light cruiser perished. An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwreck appears to have uncovered why the Sydney was so quickly disabled.
Four days later at 11:03 on Sunday 16 March the wreck of Sydney was found at a depth of roughly 2500 metres. News of the discovery was quickly communicated ashore and an official announcement was made by the Prime Minister, the Honourable Kevin Rudd, on Monday 17 March.
Jan 12, 2017 · In November 1941, HMAS Sydney, along with her crew of 645 officers and men, disappeared somewhere off the coast of Western Australia, without a trace. It all started on 19 November, when Sydney crossed paths with HSK Kormoran, a German raider. At 6pm a battle ensued and both ships were critically damaged.
Nov 19, 2021 · Reuters. Thomas Welsby Clark has been identified as Australia's famous 'unknown sailor' Australia says it has identified the body of the only sailor recovered from a ship sunk during World War Two....
In general, the Committee concluded that the account of the engagement given by the German survivors was feasible. Signals, submarines and speedboats. There have been claims that signals from Sydney were received by HMAS Harman, the naval signals establishment in Canberra.
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Nov 19, 2015 · Photos of HMAS Sydney’s wreck show two of the four torpedoes in the port-side mounting as missing. Had they been hurriedly fired amid the hail of lead and steel? If so, they went wide.
Mar 18, 2008 · The remains of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney were discovered on Sunday, 66 years after it sank on November 19 1941, after a battle with the German vessel DKM Kormoran in the worst naval...
