8K views · 35 reactions | Denham's foreshore came alive with colour and sound this afternoon and tonight for the town's concert commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Sydney. Dozens of people crowded the foreshore for an afternoon and night of entertainment and dancing. The commemorations continue tomorrow with a march along the foreshore followed by a ceremony commemorating the Sydney and her 645 lost seamen. | ABC Pilbara | Facebook

Emotional scenes in Sydney as HMAS Parramatta returns after a two-month regional presence deployment to Southeast and North Asia. The ship undertook a number of Navy-to-Navy activities with Australia’s regional partners, building on the work of HMAS Arunta which deployed to the Indo-Pacific region previously this year. 7NEWS at 6pm. #HMASParramatta #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

The Unknown Sailor – the sole body recovered following the sinking of HMAS Sydney during World War II – has finally been identified. Read the full story at www.skynews.com.au | Sky News Australia

The loss of the HMAS Sydney (II), pride of the Australian navy, has long been a source of pain and bewilderment. In waters off Western Australia in late 1941, following a successful tour in the Mediterranean, the Sydney encountered a ship claiming to be a Dutch freighter—actually the HSK Kormoran, a German raider that had menaced merchant ships for months. As the Sydney approached, the Kormoran opened fire, crippling the more powerful ship in minutes. Both ships sank, but most of the Kormoran cr

November 19, remains a significant #AusNavy day 📜🕊️ In 1941, #HMASSydney(II) was sunk off Western Australia after an intense battle with the disguised German merchant raider #HSKKormoran about 120 nautical miles west of Steep Point. Now after 80 years, the only body recovered from the 645 on board has been identified from DNA samples collected in 2006 and extensively tested over 15 years when matched with two living relatives. Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark, from New Farm in Brisbane, was the