The loss of the HMAS Sydney is no more an “enduring….mystery” than “Custer’s Last Stand.” It was a complete failure of leadership that apparently lead to the loss of the HMAS Sydney with all hands and German accounts would seem to be largely accurate. That HSK Kormoran was lost in return had far more to do with the engine room design defects of German motorships, which were prone to engine room fires, than the relatively light return fire from Sydney. The loss of the HMAS Sydney was no doubt viewed as a national tragedy at the time, but prevailing bigotry and wartime censorship prevented the Australian public, and the RAN, from accepting the true cause of the loss for far too long.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s pay some last respects. A lot of good men died out there. What can/does the find teach?

Dannish Soloeven class. Next:D

Ps, the bay needs still recognition. A hint: Why would I post such casual British frigate?

march 15 1945 – Frigate HMS Carnarvon Bay launched?

do search!

Too easy, Dutch Van Kinsbergen;)

Well done, must dig up a real obscure one next …

2.000 tons
103,2 x 11.6 meter
25,5 knots
4 x 12 cm canon
2 x 7,5 cm canon,
1 x twin 40 mm AAA,
2 hmg 12,7 mm

A lot of hubhub about nothing: IN will have its peacetime use and in case of an actual military conflict ‘in our time’, is it really realistic to assume that it would not be used? Or that its use would be prevented (short of sinking her, how?)

Don’t like the tone of these articles e.g. ” damning capitulation of the Indian Navy to conditions imposed by the Pentagon “
Uhm, who proved these conditions were ‘imposed’ (as opposed to ‘agreed on’)
Uhm, who proved ‘agreement’ equals ‘capitulation’

For the price of $50 million, what is the whining all about? This ship is intended to develop operational concepts and train, and will in a relatively short time be replaced by new built capability.

I see:

2 Karel Doorman M-class frigates
1 De Zeven Provincien LCF-class AAW frigate
LPD Johann de Witt

1 Dutch Tripartite MHC
1 Belgian Tripartite MHC (another Dutch one behind it by the looks of it)

1 Norwegian Oksoy-class (SES) MHC, maybe with the stern of the Spanish MCM support ship Diana (Descubierta-class) in front of it.

And probably another 2 ships lost in the clutter of masts at the bow of the Karel Doorman.

Excellent, you’re it next.

Grom class destroyer. There were two ships built:
Grom – Sunk on 4 May 1940 in Ofotfjord near Narvik
Blyskawica – Currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia (with eight 4-inch / 102 mm guns in 4 twin mountings)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grom_class

There is 1x TYPE 16A Brahmaputra Class Frigate, because the quadruple KT-184 launchers, angled at 30º are clearly visible on the first ship.

The others are 2x TYPE 16 Godavafri Class Frigate.

Ayala Botto

Getting warmer.