First photos of HMAS Sydney

bookworm_020 · 04-03-08, 05:03 PM

First photos of HMAS Sydney have been released. It confirms that the wreck is HMAS Sydney!

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...249402155.html

The photos may confirm that it is the Sydney, but it opens up a whole big can of worms. They believe that she sank sten first and all turrets are still in place.:hmm:

The photo of B turret give an idea of the damage inflicted on her.

CaptHawkeye · 04-03-08, 06:16 PM

If by "can of worms" you mean the details of the damage inflicted on her by Kormoran, sure. I honestly hope you don't mean "lawl it was teh conspirazies".

Kormoran was packing some serious heat during the engagement, so a lot of the damage actually doesn't surprise me that much.

bookworm_020 · 04-03-08, 08:21 PM

I don't believe that she was sunk by a Japanese sub, or that the suvivors from the ship swam ashore and did gold prospecting for the rest of their lives (they were some of the "suggestions" at a royal commision into the sinking)

I do hope they can get a clear idea why she sank without suvivors, but I do relise that the entire story will most likely never be known.

I just want to know what caused her to sink (ammo explosion?) and what happend to the crew (why no one survived).

04-03-08, 11:11 PM

http://hmassydney.com/

Edit - can't link to the press release page , just hit the link under breaking news for 04-apr-08 to get to the release and photos.

The description of the damage in this press release is interesting - the Bow immediatly foreward of A turret is missing showing signs of a massive explosion and the hull appears peeled back , right where the Kormaran survivor said they torpedoed her.

TarJak · 04-04-08, 01:57 AM

Can't wait to see the videos from the remote cameras. Should be interesting viewing. I doubt that the details will ever really be known as unless the know the sequence of the damage it is hard to tell whether it was caused by gunfire or secondary explosions.

EDIT: An article speculating on the fate of the survivors due to the lack of lifeboats published today in the SMH:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...e#contentSwap1

bookworm_020 · 04-06-08, 11:14 PM

well that mystery has been solved

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...420255381.html

There is now some video footage on the finding Sydney website

http://www.findingsydney.com/video.asp

04-03-08, 05:03 PM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	First photos of HMAS Sydney First photos of HMAS Sydney have been released. It confirms that the wreck is HMAS Sydney! http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...249402155.html The photos may confirm that it is the Sydney, but it opens up a whole big can of worms. They believe that she sank sten first and all turrets are still in place.:hmm: The photo of B turret give an idea of the damage inflicted on her. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-03-08, 08:21 PM	#3
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I don't believe that she was sunk by a Japanese sub, or that the suvivors from the ship swam ashore and did gold prospecting for the rest of their lives (they were some of the "suggestions" at a royal commision into the sinking) I do hope they can get a clear idea why she sank without suvivors, but I do relise that the entire story will most likely never be known. I just want to know what caused her to sink (ammo explosion?) and what happend to the crew (why no one survived). __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-04-08, 01:57 AM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Can't wait to see the videos from the remote cameras. Should be interesting viewing. I doubt that the details will ever really be known as unless the know the sequence of the damage it is hard to tell whether it was caused by gunfire or secondary explosions. EDIT: An article speculating on the fate of the survivors due to the lack of lifeboats published today in the SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...e#contentSwap1 Last edited by TarJak; 04-05-08 at 03:35 AM.

04-06-08, 11:14 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	well that mystery has been solved http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...420255381.html There is now some video footage on the finding Sydney website http://www.findingsydney.com/video.asp __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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04-03-08, 06:16 PM	#2
CaptHawkeye Weps Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 354 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If by "can of worms" you mean the details of the damage inflicted on her by Kormoran, sure. I honestly hope you don't mean "lawl it was teh conspirazies". Kormoran was packing some serious heat during the engagement, so a lot of the damage actually doesn't surprise me that much.

04-03-08, 11:11 PM	#4
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	http://hmassydney.com/ Edit - can't link to the press release page , just hit the link under breaking news for 04-apr-08 to get to the release and photos. The description of the damage in this press release is interesting - the Bow immediatly foreward of A turret is missing showing signs of a massive explosion and the hull appears peeled back , right where the Kormaran survivor said they torpedoed her.