FATE OF H.M.A.S. SYDNEY: Following action with a heavily-armed merchant raider, which she sank by gunfire, the Australian cruiser H.M.A.S. Sydney, of 6330 tons, is reported missing, presumed lost. The ship carried a complement of 42 officers and 603 other ranks. Left: The triumphant return to her home port in August last year of the battle-scarred Sydney after nearly 12 months' service in the Mediterranean. Inset: The ship's commander, Captain Joseph Burnett. Right: Captain J. A. Collins (right), who subsequently relinquished command of the cruiser, with hi# officers at a civic reception on the ship's return to Sydney last year.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24138, 3 December 1941, Page 4
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100FATE OF H.M.A.S. SYDNEY: Following action with a heavily-armed merchant raider, which she sank by gunfire, the Australian cruiser H.M.A.S. Sydney, of 6330 tons, is reported missing, presumed lost. The ship carried a complement of 42 officers and 603 other ranks. Left: The triumphant return to her home port in August last year of the battle-scarred Sydney after nearly 12 months' service in the Mediterranean. Inset: The ship's commander, Captain Joseph Burnett. Right: Captain J. A. Collins (right), who subsequently relinquished command of the cruiser, with hi# officers at a civic reception on the ship's return to Sydney last year. New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24138, 3 December 1941, Page 4
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