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'H.M.A.S Sydney which sank Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-May-2013
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Description:
'H.M.A.S Sydney which sank Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Crete 19th July 1940', silver gelatin photograph by W.A.Shearon (Australian, active World War II & World War II), autographed by 12 crew members in ink on upper portion of image, inscribed, signed and captioned by R.B.Abernethy in ink on lower portion of image, photographers stamp verso, 18.2 x 28.1 cm. Inscription reads '[To] Residents of Wellington District'. The sinking of the HMAS Sydney was an unsolved mystery for 66 years. On 19 November 1941, following a battle with the German raider Hsk Kormoran, the light cruiser Sydney disappeared, almost without trace, not to be found until March 2008, off the coast of Western Australia. The loss of the Sydney remains to this day Australia's worst naval disaster
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Category:
Unclassified