HMAS Sydney Wreck Site

 navy, wreck

26deg 14' 37" South 111deg 13' 03" East.
HMAS Sydney was a light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1934 and 1941.Sydney had great success in the first years of World War II.At about 4pm on 19 November,Sydney sighted what she believed to be a merchant ship,But was actually the German merchant raider Kormoran, disguised and sailing under a false flag.the ill-prepared Sydney closed to within 1,000 metres (1,100 yd), and was surprised and overwhelmed when the crew of the heavily armed raider opened fire at nearly point-blank range with concealed artillery and torpedoes.The Germans reported that Sydney was last seen down by the bow and on fire as she disappeared over the horizon.All were lost.Sydney was also the largest Allied vessel of any country to be lost with all hands during the war.