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• The DKM Kormoran was a German naval cruiser commissioned to disrupt merchant vessels during World War II. The Kormoran sank after a 1941 battle with the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney.

• Fast Facts

  1. AKA: Schiff 41
  2. AKA: Raider G. Kormoran
  3. Launched: September 15, 1938
  4. Commissioned: October 9, 1940
  5. Sank: November 19, 1941
  6. Survived: 317
  7. Originally named: Steiermark (1938-1940)
  8. Displacement: 19,900 tons
  9. Length: 515 ft
  10. Beam: 66 ft
  11. Draught: 30 ft
  12. Speed: 19 knots
  13. Complement: 400

• Discovery

  The Kormoran was discovered on March 14, 2008, during an Australian search for the Sydney wreckage. The wreck is located 300 miles off of Shark Bay. The Sydney was discovered the next day, and both ships have been declared war graves.

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  Australia | Germany | HMAS Sydney

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