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H.M.A.S. Sydney IIPrint Page 
A tree commemorates the officers and crew of the HMAS Sydney II lost in action on the 19th November 1941.
The battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran was a single ship action between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney, with Captain Joseph Burnett commanding, and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, under Fregattenkapitän (Commander) Theodor Detmers. The half-hour long engagement occurred after the two ships encountered each other off the coast of Western Australia on 19 November 1941, and resulted in the ships' mutual destruction.
Location
| Address: | Bradleys Head Road, Bradleys Fort, Mosman, 2088 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.853056 Long: 151.246111 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event STart Date: | 19-November-1941 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 19-November-1941 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 12th November, 1964 |
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