First pictures of HMAS Sydney revealed

by shipwreckworld Apr 4th, 2008, made popular Apr 4th, 2008

theaustralian.news.com.au — THE first photographs have been released of the HMAS Sydney sitting at a depth of 2400m, 112 nautical miles off Dirk Hartog Island.

The seven pictures show wreckage strewn on top of “Y” turret, and “B” turret with evidence of a direct hit by the German raider HSK Kormoran between its gun barrels.

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by Jeremiah Burch on 7/4/2008 It is sad Thinking ABOUT ALL OF THE [DEAD] Lost Souls , /Or Casualties In That Disaster
by howardhofelich on 12/13/2008 Interesting enough, the wreck of the Cormoran ( a WWWI German raider is sunk in Apra Harbor Guam). She went down with everything inside, I have quite a few Imperial German Navy uniform buttons from her. her sinking was the first hostile act taken by the United States against Imperial Germany.,..the US demanded her internship in Apra Harbor and her captain scuttled her, lost a few sailors in the process.
by Joseph Patrick Hayes Jr. on 12/14/2008 The amazing part is that Kormoran v. Sydney was a shock since the Kormaran was a Auxilary cruiser armed with 5.9 inch guns while Sydney may have had troubles of her own but was armed with more 6-inch guns and a seaplane which could have checked her gun mounts.
by neha bhagirath on 3/31/2010 wow this is cool

by Jeremiah Burch on 7/4/2008

It is sad Thinking ABOUT ALL OF THE [DEAD] Lost Souls , /Or Casualties In That Disaster

by howardhofelich on 12/13/2008

Interesting enough, the wreck of the Cormoran ( a WWWI German raider is sunk in Apra Harbor Guam). She went down with everything inside, I have quite a few Imperial German Navy uniform buttons from her. her sinking was the first hostile act taken by the United States against Imperial Germany.,..the US demanded her internship in Apra Harbor and her captain scuttled her, lost a few sailors in the process.

by Joseph Patrick Hayes Jr. on 12/14/2008

The amazing part is that Kormoran v. Sydney was a shock since the Kormaran was a Auxilary cruiser armed with 5.9 inch guns while Sydney may have had troubles of her own but was armed with more 6-inch guns and a seaplane which could have checked her gun mounts.

by neha bhagirath on 3/31/2010

wow this is cool

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