Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Sydney HMAS (13837)

113 n miles W of Steep Point

Ship Built

Builder Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd

Country Built UK

Port Built Wallsend-on-Tyne

When Built 1934

Ship Lost

Grouped Region Mid-West

Crew 645

Deaths 645

When Lost 13837

Where Lost 113 n miles W of Steep Point

Latitude -26.2436111117

Longitude 111.2175

Position Information DGPS

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 171.00

Beam 20.00

TONA 6830.00

Draft 5.00

Museum Reference

Unique Number 606

Sunk Code Burnt

File Number 2009/0011/SG_MA-57/08

Chart Number 1055, 330, 329

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected N

Confidential NO

Sources

HMAS Sydney 2 Search Foundation found site with side scan sonar 17 march 2008
Members of the Board of the Finding Sydney Foundation (FSF) at the time the
wrecks were found were Ted Graham (Chair), Glenys McDonald, Don Pridmore,
Keith Rowe and Bob Trotter. Ron Birmingham, Bob King and Kim Kirsner
retired prior to the ships being found. Their extensive lobbying, fund-raising
and research activities and their contracting of David Mearns led to the finding
of HMAS Sydney (II) and its adversary HSK Kormoran.

McCarthy, M. (ed.) 2010 HMAS Sydney (II). Western Australian Museum Press, Welshpool.