Dear Lex, This will most certainly surprise you but will no doubt bring you peace of mind when I explain this epistle to you. Just one month ago I was ...
Kormoran
HMAS Sydney – A Tale of Two Warships
Letters – HMAS SYDNEY-KORMORAN
Bryan Clark’s article titled ‘Australia’s Forgotten Son’ (Naval Historical Review, December, 1989) was excellent reading. Brian and I have had a good number of dealings relating to the loss of ...
The Mystery of Australia’s Forgotten Son – Was He Lost from HMAS Sydney in 1941?
Captain Joseph Burnett RAN
Australian Naval History on 1 December 1941
An RAN interrogation team, consisting of CAPT Farquar-Smith, CMDR Dechaineaux, CMDR Ramage, and LCDR. Salm, (Royal Netherlands Navy), questioned prisoners from the German raider KORMORAN. CAPT H. B. Farncomb conducted ...
Australian Naval History on 24 September 1914
HMAS PARRAMATTA, (torpedo boat destroyer), captured the German merchant vessels MEKLONG and BRASS MONKEY, in Mioko Harbour, New Britain. The German armed merchant cruiser KORMORAN, (CMDR Zuckschwerdt), arrived at Port ...