The March 25th Sydney Morning Herald reports that three times before the fateful battle with the Kormoran, the Sydney challenged unidentified vessels without apparently going to action stations in preparation for a confrontation.
On two occasions, the questionable ships were recognized visually and the third time, the Sydney had the convoy it was escorting change direction.
All three times, there is no record that action stations took place.
German survivors of the Kormoran report seeing Australian sailors standing on the decks of the Sydney before the battle started, then a mad rush of officers toward the bridge.
This would not indicate preparedness for battle.
And the Story Continues. --Cooter
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