Maritime Archaeology's research

  • Battle Map - Document

    3 Jun 2015

    Documents

     Documents relating to the location of HMAS Sydney (II).

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    Photo Galleries
    Western Australian Museum

  • HMAS Sydney (II) crew - Portrait of the crew in full uniform after a successful mission in the Mediterranean

    3 Jun 2015

    Crew Photos

     A collection of photographs of the crews and captains of HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran.

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    Photo Galleries
    Western Australian Museum

  • HMAS Sydney (II) - Shell exit hole in mild steel plate. Possibly wreckage from A turret

    3 Jun 2015

    Wreck Photos

     Photographs by David Mearns documenting the wreckage of HMAS Sydney (II).

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    Western Australian Museum

  • HMAS Sydney (II) - Port side nil camouflage

    3 Jun 2015

    Vessel Photos

     A collection of images and diagrams of vessels relevant to the history of HMAS Sydney (II), including HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran. 

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    Western Australian Museum

  • 4 May 2015

    HMAS Sydney (II) and the HSK Kormoran survey expedition 4 May 2015

    An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider HSK Kormoran

    The wrecks lie in 2,500 metres of water, 20km apart, about 200km west of Steep Point (Shark Bay). The $2.4 million survey expedition is supported by the Australian Government, Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, DOF Subsea, the Western Australian Museum Foundation, GMA Garnet Group and the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in WA Torsten Ketelsen, and Prospero Productions. 

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    Video
    Western Australian Museum

  • 1 May 2015

    HMAS Sydney (II) survey expedition 1 May 2015

    An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider HSK Kormoran

    The wrecks lie in 2,500 metres of water, 20km apart, about 200km west of Steep Point (Shark Bay). The $2.4 million survey expedition is supported by the Australian Government, Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, DOF Subsea, the Western Australian Museum Foundation, GMA Garnet Group and the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in WA Torsten Ketelsen, and Prospero Productions. 

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    Video
    Danny Murphy

  • 3 Nov 2014

    Wreck Update: Behind the scenes in Maritime Archaeology

    Presented by Adjunct professor Dr Michael (Mack) McCarthy, Curator, Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum

    Part of the WA Museum’s 2014 In the Wild West Lecture Series.

    Some of Western Australia’s most historically significant maritime sites have had many new and exciting developments happening in the field and behind the scenes. Dutch shipwrecks Batavia, Zeewick, Zuytdorp and Gilt Dragon all have new research unfolding, as does the elusive Aagtkerke.

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    Video
    Western Australian Museum

  • 9 Sep 2014

    Patrick Baker: The Evolution of Underwater Photography

    Today, underwater photography is an important aspect of any shipwreck recovery. It allows us to discover the sites without physically going there, records the intimate details of the site for future generations when the wreck may have been moved or suffered further deterioration, and allows scientific study away from the wreck site using high-resolution images.

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    Video
    Western Australian Museum

  • Acropora sunset, Abrolhos 1983

    29 Jul 2013

    Patrick Baker: 36 years of shipwreck photography –Gallery 4

    Patrick Baker is the Western Australian Museum's shipwrecks photographer. This series of photo galleries explores his amazing career and catalogues the photos taken between 1970 - 2005. The fourth gallery has a heavy focus on object photography and 18th century Dutch shipwrecks.

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    Photo Galleries
    Western Australian Museum

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