UPDATED: HMAS Sydney found!

[dug777]

http://www.thewest.com.au/defa...uID=77&ContentID=63161

http://www.thewest.com.au/defa...ID=145&ContentID=63113

http://www.abc.net.au/news/sto....htm?section=australia

I still find it amazing that there wasn't a single survivor

 

[K1052]

Not amazing if the commerce raider killed all the survivors in an attempt to retain its cover.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: K1052
Not amazing if the commerce raider killed all the survivors in an attempt to retain its cover.

One hopes that wasn't what happened

 

[dug777]

Some more news:

http://www.thewest.com.au/defa...ID=145&ContentID=63113

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: K1052
Not amazing if the commerce raider killed all the survivors in an attempt to retain its cover.

One hopes that wasn't what happened

Those commerce raiders were generally still playing a kind of gentleman war even in WW2. I doubt they did this. The exploits of the Emden and the trek home of her landing party in WW1 always fascinated me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Emden_(1906)
http://www.argo.net.au/andre/emdenforwebENFIN.htm
http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/emden.html

 

[dug777]

Found!