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- The loss of HMAS Sydney (II) is Australia’s greatest naval tragedy. Its disappearance in 1941 without a trace left a legacy of uncertainty for decades. In March 2008, renewed efforts to find the Sydney came to fruition, confirming her fate and bringing closure to the mystery.
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On 19 November 1941, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran engaged each other in a battle off the coast of Western Australia.
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The National Heritage List records the following significance reasons for listing the HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran shipwrecks on the National Heritage List. They have outstanding heritage value to the nation because of their importance in a defining event in Australia’s cultural history and for their development in the process of the defence of ...
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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.
Nov 19, 2021 · Eighty years after the Australian warship HMAS Sydney II sunk off the West Australian coast, the only body recovered from the tragedy has now been identified. New DNA evidence has confirmed Able Seaman (AB) Thomas Welsby Clark, from New Farm in Brisbane, as the previously unidentified sailor.
The extreme depth and darkness in which Sydney lies is, and will continue to be, her greatest protector. An initial examination of the wreck confirmed Sydney had lost her bow, and appeared to support much of what the German seamen had revealed following their capture in 1941.
The loss of HMAS Sydney (II) is Australia’s greatest naval tragedy. Its disappearance in 1941 without a trace left a legacy of uncertainty for decades. In March 2008, renewed efforts to find the Sydney came to fruition, confirming her fate and bringing closure to the mystery.
The wreck of the HMAS Sydney (II) was found by the Finding Sydney Foundation on 16th March 2008 at 26° 14’ 37” S 111° 13’ 03” E, approximately 207km (128 miles) from the west coast (Steep Point) of Western Australia at a depth of approximately 2,468 metres.
