The crew of the HMAS Sydney had to have known they had a fiery death in store for them.
Sydney discoverer David Mearns has done thousand of interviews with the survivors of the Kormoran.
"The Sydney suffered serious and catastrophic damage in the bow and ultimately I think that was what led to the bow dropping off."
Sonar imaging has proven the German accounts to be correct. Mearns is sure that the Kormoran got off ten salvos before the Sydney was able to return fire. "It was like a street fight, whoever gets the first punch in wins the fight." Within the first minute and a half of the fight, the Sydney had already suffered the fatal blow. The Kormoran's crew was definitely good at what they did.
From March 23rd Herald-Sun of Australia.
The Mystery Continues to Unfold. --Cooter
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