The loss of the HMAS

The loss of the HMAS Sydney

Geitner Simmons posts on one more mystery of the sea - the loss of the Australian light cruiser Sydney with all hands in a battle off the west coast of Australia on November 19, 1941. Sydney was sunk by a smaller German commerce raider, which itself sank. The only witnesses were German survivors. No on really knows what happened to the Sydney. Simmons links to sites on the battle and to sites detailing the search for the wrecks of the two vessels. Here: "http://regionsofmind.blog-city.com/read/368130.htm". 645 officers and men died on the Sydney, 80 on the German raider.