Why did it take so long to find the shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney and the Kormoran?

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I'm doing an assignment on the sinking of HMAS Sydney and i can't find any information about why it took so long to find the shipwrecks.

Any information or links would be really help full! Thanks.

C R · Accepted Answer

Hi

http://www.findingsydney.com/
http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/collections/maritime/march/shipwrecks/sydney/Sydney.html
http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs111.aspx
http://www.navy.gov.au/Release_of_the_Loss_of_HMAS_Sydney_II_Commission_of_Inquiry_Report

Hope this helps with your assignment.

i love brian · Answer

haha. im doing my history assignment on POW. prisoners of war. lolz. its soooooooo boring. lolz.

but yeah,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_for_HMAS_Sydney_and_German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran
in this link (you probably read it) it says The major obstacle in locating the two ships was the scarcity of details about the location of the battle.
they had so little detail about the location of the battle.

hopes this helps ya. lolz.

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Why did it take so long to find the shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney and the Kormoran?

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