Thanks for posting this Erich, it's certainly a unusual story with the KM in the Pacific and the find is unusual too.

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Apparently, the entire crew went down with the ship? A sad story indeed.

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The HSK Kormoran

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At the going down of the sun and in the morning
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some facts on her

Laid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 1938 Launched: 15.09.1938 Commissioned: 09.10.1940 as auxiliary cruiser Fate: sunk on 20.11.1941 Costs: Technical Data

Size: 19900 t Length: 164 m Beam: 20,2 m Draft: 8,5 m Armament: 6 x 15 cm; 1x 7,5 cm; 2 x 3,7 cm; 5 x 2 cm;
6 x torpedo tubes, 2 x Arado Ar 196 float planes
1 x Small Fast Attack boat LS3; 360 Mines
Performance: 16000 shp, 18 kn History

The Kormoran was the biggest auxiliary cruiser used by the Kriegsmarine in World War II. Besides this, it was the only one which
was able to sink a major warship in a direct battle. The ship left Germany on 03.12.1940 and entered the North Atlantic through the Denmark Street. Until April of the following year, the ship operated in the North Atlantic, after that it sailed into the Indian Ocean. On 19.11.1941, the auxiliary cruiser was detected by the Australian CL Sydney . Unaware that the Kormoran was armed, the Sydney close-up to the German ship which opened fire form very close range. The Sydney was badly damaged and on fire when it was last seen by the German ship and sunk after the battle. The Kormoran was so heavily damaged in this battle that it had to be abandoned and blown up.

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At the going down of the sun and in the morning
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more just in .........

18th March 2008 Report - Latest Search Reports

more today after the Cyclone ........

ADF :: Online Media Room

latest, the Geosounder has just filmed 2 hours or more of video of the Sydney wreck, the Geosounder crew is going through intense celebrations as one would expect..........video to come soon

it's getting better and better, note the twisted turrets of the Syd

Latest Search Reports

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did any one see the great pitchers of the sydney in the papers over the weekend ..papers from down,under i mean
will try and up load a fue if thayt what you call it ..cheers krieg..

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You mean the HMAS Sydney? Are they old pics of the ship when she was still operational, or pics of when she has just been found?,

If you know the name of the paper you say the pictures, you should just be able to go the their website and the pics should be there.

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Deleted - Thread merged so no longer usefull.

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stick to the thread I stared up guys please, I am getting to know a guy whose mother is aboard the Geosounder and is sending first hand info to him both of the Sydney and Kormoran as they find more on the both ships almost daily

HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Video Gallery

there will be more video coming ...........

HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Photo Gallery

the gallery can get you access to some other stills, a chilling shot includes forward upper "B" turret with a direct hit of the Kormorans 150mm's right between the turrets twin mount

Kriegfilm's HMAS Sydney thread merged with this one.

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The Hunt for HMAS Sydney - Video Extras

possibly a more clear video, some nice news coverage back in mid-march of the Sydney, last word in several days they are going back to the site of the Kormoran .......

cool .........

10 hours of video footage of the Kormoran and her debris field was taken yesterday, More imagery should be uploaded to www.Findingsydney.com.au shortly as most of the local media outlets have the video already.

The Geosounder will be returning to Geraldton port by 9am tomorrow moring, about 12hours from now, and a press conference will be held in Perth at the Western Australian Maritime Muesem on Thursday at half 12.

A service will be held for the familys of the crew on the 16th over the wreck site on HMAS Anzac.

I will post some high res photos when Kormorans become avaliable to me.

Cheers

D.

http://presspass.findingsydney.com/blogs...april-2008.aspx

you may have to retype this link to get it to work but you do want to read and see the pics of the Kormoran

pretty amazing

provided by the Sydney foundation for downloads here is a larger view of one of the Sydneys turrets. Note the 150mm round hit a devastating shot, one of the reasons possibly the Sydney never had a chance of survival, another photo shows numerous hits to the side, and base of another turret