Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

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 off Dirk Hartog Island. The single-ship action lasted half an hour, and both ships were destroyed.

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1941  Wikidata
naval battle, Nazi Germany, Australia, 

Kormoran, HMAS Sydney Q1031986, 

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Location: -26.1639, 111.0736, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran	Australia, Nazi Germany, naval battle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMAS Sydney	Perth-class light cruiser, shipwreck, Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Kormoran	armed merchantman, shipwreck, cargo ship	Wikidata