Slideshow: The Wreck of the HMAS Sydney

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In late 1941, the HMAS Sydney (II) was sunk off the coast of Western Australia by the HMS Kormoran, a disguised German raider.

The Sinking of the HMAS Sydney

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The Sinking of the HMAS Sydney

The loss of the HMAS Sydney (II), pride of the Australian navy, has long been a source of pain and bewilderment. In waters off Western Australia in late 1941, following a successful tour in the Mediterranean, the Sydney encountered a ship claiming to be a Dutch freighter—actually the HSK Kormoran, a German raider that had menaced merchant ships for months.

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