German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran - Wikipedia
The largest merchant raider operated by Germany during World War II, Kormoran ("cormorant") was responsible for the destruction of 10 merchant vessels and the capture of an 11th during her year-long career in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Sinking of HMAS Sydney - Wikipedia
On 19 November 1941, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran engaged each other in a battle off the coast of Western Australia. Sydney, with Captain Joseph Burnett commanding, and Kormoran, under Fregattenkapitän Theodor Detmers, encountered each other approximately 106 nautical miles (196 km; 122 mi ...
German Merchant Raider Kormoran & HMAS Sydney’s Deadly Duel
An Obscure Sea Battle With Far-Reaching Implications. This clash was the short, but internecine, battle between the German merchant raider Kormoran and the Australian light cruiser Sydney, a theoretically one-sided duel favoring the cruiser in which both participants eventually sank, one with the loss of all hands.
The German Raider Kormoran - Sydney's Nemesis
The armed merchant raider that engaged this second H.M.A.S. Sydney was the German Kormoran, Schiff 41. The story behind this brief communique begins in the spring of 1940 when Schiff 41, then the North German Lloyd cargo- liner Stiermark, was taken in hand for conversion to an auxiliary cruiser.
German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran | Military Wiki | Fandom
The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (HSK-8) was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) merchant raider of World War II. Originally the merchant vessel Steiermark, the ship was acquired by the Kriegsmarine following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider.
HMAS Sydney II and the Kormoran - Australian War Memorial
The most grievous loss suffered by the Royal Australian Navy occurred on 19 November 1941, when the cruiser HMAS Sydney was lost in action with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran off the Western Australian coast. None of the Sydney's complement of 645 men survived. The Kormoran was also sunk in the action.
Sydney-Kormoran action - Australian War Memorial
On the afternoon of 19 November 1941 the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (Commander Theodor Detmers) was steaming on a northeasterly course off the coast of Western Australia, approximately 150 miles south west of Carnarvon. Just before 4.00 pm a warship was sighted and Commander Detmers turned the Kormoran west into the sun, increasing speed ...
Battle with the HSK Kormoran | Western Australian Museum
A total of 318 men were rescued. Through interrogation, these men were found to be from the German Raider HSK Kormoran, and revealed the fate of HMAS Sydney (II). On 26 November, family members began to receive telegrams about the missing Sydney.
How A German Cargo Ship Sank An Australian Navy Ship- HMAS Sydney
2021年6月18日 · The Kormoran saw its last battle as its captain scuttled it killing 65 sailors. The sinking of a prestigious Australian navy ship by a German cargo ship was shocking to the Allied countries.
Kormorant German Raider And HMAS Sydney - Allan Cockerill
The auxiliary cruiser Kormoran was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) merchant raider during World War II. It was designated as ‘Schiff 41’ and known to the Allied navies as Raider G. Best known for sinking the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in November 1941 off Western Australia, a battle in which she was also destroyed, Kormoran was a ...