Vessels
HMAS Sydney (II)
| Type |
Modified Leander Class Light Cruiser |
| Laid Down |
8 July 1933 |
| Launched |
22 September 1934 |
| Commissioned |
24 September 1935 |
| Builder |
Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend on Tyne, England |
| Motto |
I take but I surrender (the badge and motto for Sydney I & II was taken from the City of Sydney) |
| Displacement |
6,830 Tonnes |
| Length |
532 feet 3 inches |
| Beam |
56 feet 8 inches |
| Armament |
8 x 6" guns |
| 4 x 4" guns |
| 12 x 0.5" machine guns, in three quad mounts |
| 12 x .303" Lewis Guns |
| 8 x 21" torpedo tubes, in 2 quad mounts |
| Horsepower |
72,000 |
| Speed |
32.5 knots |
| Complement |
645 |
Commanding Officers
| 24 September 1935 |
Captain JUP FitzGerald RN |
| 9 October 1937 |
Captain JWA Waller RN |
| 16 November 1939 |
Captain JA Collins RAN |
| 14 May 1941 |
Captain J Burnett RAN |
HSK Kormoran
| Type |
Hilfskreuzer (Auxilliary Cruiser / Raider) |
| Laid Down |
As The Hamburg-Amerika Line Steiermark |
| Launched |
15 September 1938 |
| Commissioned |
9 October 1940 |
| Builder |
Krupp-Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany |
| Displacement |
8,736 Tonnes |
| Length |
515 feet |
| Beam |
66 feet |
| Armament |
6 x 5.9" guns, range 18,100 yards |
5 x 20mm anti-aircraft guns |
| 2 x 37mm anti-aircraft guns |
| 6 x 21" torpedo tubes, 2 below the waterline |
| 390 Mines |
| 2 x Arado 196 seaplanes |
| Horsepower |
16,000 |
| Speed |
19 knots |
| Complement |
c.400 |
Commanding Officers
| |
Fregattenkapitän, later Korvettenkapitän Theodor Detmers |
For more information about the history of the HSK Kormoran, visit
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/hilfskreuzer/kormoran.html
