HMAS Sydney arriving in Sydney, Australia, 1936, modified Leander class light cruiser. In World War II on 19 November 1941 she engaged with the German cruiser Kormoran and was lost with 645 people on board. Navy Australian

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HMAS Sydney arriving in Sydney, Australia, 1936, modified Leander class light cruiser. In World War II on 19 November 1941 she engaged with the German cruiser Kormoran and was lost with 645 people on board. Navy Australian

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Model Released: No

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