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I enjoyed it very much. Noticed the sea plane took the first hit, no doubt to stop her launching and reporting the battle. Interesting that her bow broke off by the force of the water which would have made her sink like a stone, which probably was one reason not to many got off and the life boats were still present. Her gunners most have fought like men possessed as the ship burned and started to sink around them, they should be nominated for a post honour award, for it was they that caused the sinking of the Kormoran. Could I be so brave?
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I go along with you teresa green and think the same especially after the bridge was taken out and the Sydney hit by the torpedo.The aft gunners still gave the Kormoran grief as their ship was hit time and again and mortally wounded.
It reminds me of the quote from Moby Dick which if you think about is very apt.
still there are a lot of questions that we probably never know the answer.
It reminds me of the quote from Moby Dick which if you think about is very apt.
Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.
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I've enjoyed reading the threads here. Like many I've been surprised at the amount of damage meted out over a kilometre. No-one else has posted about a mention I heard on the radio of another merchant raider which was sunk by an RAN (RN?) cruiser before the Sydney's engagement with the Kormaran. That captain had sat far outside the range of the commerce raider and plugged away at it with a lot of expended ordnance before it sank. He had been reprimanded for being too timid. That could explain a desire to get up close and settle the issue before night fell.
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Whatever the reason the CO had for being that close we will never know.
I still find it strange though that no wreckage or bodies were picked up or found.You would think that something would have floated when the Sydney went down.....
Did Capt Detmers give the wrong co-ordinates of the battle and if so why?
I still find it strange though that no wreckage or bodies were picked up or found.You would think that something would have floated when the Sydney went down.....
Did Capt Detmers give the wrong co-ordinates of the battle and if so why?
