Search for Hmas Sydney and German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A search for the wrecks of the Australian warship HMAS Sydney and the German merchant raider Kormoran, that sank each other during World War II, ended successfully in March 2008. On 19 November 1941, the two ships fought a battle in the Indian Ocean, off Western Australia. On 16 March 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that the Kormoran, an auxiliary cruiser operated by the Kriegsmarine, had been found. According to media reports, it is 240 kilometres (130 nmi) west of Shark Bay, at a depth of 2,560 metres (8,400 ft).