First photos of HMAS Sydney

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

04-07-08, 03:11 AM

The photo of her boats is the most poignant of any released so far.
http://www.findingsydney.com/gallery.asp

04-08-08, 06:06 PM

Photos of Kormoran have been released.

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

Looking at the damage from the combined scutteling charges/Mine explosion you can see how amazingly luck she was that none of the shells from sydney hit the mine storage.

Jimbuna · 04-09-08, 07:13 AM

Following these events with great interest :hmm:

bookworm_020 · 04-09-08, 08:50 PM

It seems the team is already getting some praise and helping disprove some of the wild claims made by various people

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...420485903.html

TarJak · 04-10-08, 07:16 AM

Good to hear. Having read both the books mentioned in this story I can say I never believed some of the conspiracy theories and think that the German suvivor accounts were very accurate as these guys had little reason to lie about the action and what they saw.

I think most of the theories were concocted to explain something that they couldn't understand. Why the Sydney closed with the Kormoran and allowed herself to be surprised which frankly looks exactly like what really happened based on the photo's and positioning of the wrecks.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...420589214.html

The shoes are possibly some of the saddest images I've seen.

04-04-08, 01:57 AM	#1
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	#2
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"

04-07-08, 03:11 AM	#3
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The photo of her boats is the most poignant of any released so far. http://www.findingsydney.com/gallery.asp Last edited by darius359au; 04-08-08 at 06:02 PM.

04-09-08, 07:13 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Following these events with great interest :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-09-08, 08:50 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It seems the team is already getting some praise and helping disprove some of the wild claims made by various people http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...420485903.html __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-08-08, 06:06 PM	#4
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Photos of Kormoran have been released. http://www.findingsydney.com/gallery.asp Looking at the damage from the combined scutteling charges/Mine explosion you can see how amazingly luck she was that none of the shells from sydney hit the mine storage.

04-10-08, 07:16 AM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Good to hear. Having read both the books mentioned in this story I can say I never believed some of the conspiracy theories and think that the German suvivor accounts were very accurate as these guys had little reason to lie about the action and what they saw. I think most of the theories were concocted to explain something that they couldn't understand. Why the Sydney closed with the Kormoran and allowed herself to be surprised which frankly looks exactly like what really happened based on the photo's and positioning of the wrecks. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...420589214.html The shoes are possibly some of the saddest images I've seen.

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