Kormoran
웨스턴오스트레일리아주
ship scuttled off the coast of Western Australia after battle with HMAS Sydney during the second World War
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1HSK Kormoran
We find ourselves, conceptually, in the deep waters off the coast of Western Australia, at the final resting place of the HSK Kormoran (Kor-mo-ran). As a scholar of maritime history, I invite you to consider this site not just as…
앱에서 듣기2The Steiermark: From Merchant to Raider
The vessel that would become the Kormoran began its life as the 'Steiermark,' a modern freighter built for the Hamburg-America Line. Launched in 1938, it was a state-of-the-art merchant ship, powered by diesel-electric engines…
앱에서 듣기3The Art of Deception: Tactics of the Predator
The Kormoran's effectiveness lay in its ability to 'act' the part of a non-combatant. Under the command of Theodor Detmers, the crew practiced rapid transformation drills. …
앱에서 듣기4The 19 November 1941 Encounter
The defining moment for the Kormoran occurred on the afternoon of 19 November 1941, roughly 150 miles off Shark Bay. The raider was disguised as the Dutch freighter 'Straat Malakka' when it was intercepted by the Australian light…
앱에서 듣기5The Sinking and the Loss of Sydney
As night fell, the Sydney was seen drifting away, a glow of fire on the horizon, before eventually disappearing from view. No survivors from the 645 men aboard the Sydney were ever found—a tragedy that remains the greatest single…
앱에서 듣기6The 2008 Discovery: Finding Closure
For sixty-six years, the location of the Kormoran and the Sydney was one of the world’s great maritime mysteries. Many search expeditions failed until the Finding Sydney Foundation, led by David Mearns, utilized modern sonar…
앱에서 듣기7The Kormoran as a Protected War Grave
Today, the site where the Kormoran lies is protected under the Historic Shipwrecks Act. It is a place where 'here has no one anything to seek,' except for authorized researchers. …
앱에서 듣기8Closing
As we reflect on the story of the HSK Kormoran, we are reminded of the 'soothing sounds' that often mask the turbulent history beneath the surface of the sea. The Kormoran was a vessel of contradictions: a merchant ship turned…
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| 위치 | 웨스턴오스트레일리아주 |
|---|---|
| 종류 | 유적 |
| 이야기 구간 | 8 |
| 글 언어 | 영어 |
| 좌표 | -26.0971, 111.2243 |
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