Sneer -> RE: OT: HMAS Sydney (4/13/2006 4:02:51 PM)
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ORIGINAL: trojan You've also got to remember that according to the German survivors the "Sydney's" crew were lining the decks basically sky-larking and taking in the view, at a range of 1000 yards or less the Kormorans 37mm and 20mm secondaries would have cut them down in droves. The forward guns were quickly knocked by a torpedo hit and the bridge wipped out by 6" gun fire. It was not unusuall for ships to sink with no survivors located, how many merchant ships and escorts went down in the Battle of the Atlantic with no one surviving, especially if no-one was immediatelly at hand to rescue them. The Kormoran was in a diiferent situation. They had actually only taken a few hits, however the fires reached the mine deck which was still full and they were unable to ditch them. They abandoned ship in a more controlled manner (life raft and boats launched) with relatively plenty of time to spare before the mines blew. If she had had time to ditch the mines its possible she may have survived. They couldn't ditch mines since they had no power! Mines can not be ditched if ship drifts out of control... it hink they can be if they are not armed [;)]
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