The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Commemorative plaque presented to the crew of HMAS Sydney following a successful campaign in the Mediterranean. The inscription on the plaque reads 'PRESENTED BY THE CITIZENS OF SYDNEY TO CAPTAIN J.A.COLLINS CB RAN THE OFFICERS AND SHIPS COMPANY IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR GALLANT FIGHT ,AGAINST SUPERIOR SPEED AND WEIGHT OF ARMAMENT , WHICH RESULTED IN THE SINKING OF THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA JULY NINETEEN 1940'. On 20 November 1941 the Sydney was sunk with all hands off the coast of Western Australia after a battle with the German raider Kormoran.
Oxidised silver HMAS Sydney Bartolomeo Colleoni Medal (2nd type). Engraved around edge 'E.V. RYDING. LD. STD. ON. 20737.'. The obverse shows HMAS Sydney II with the burning and sinking cruiser Bartolo
Oxy-silver HMAS Sydney Bartolomeo Colleoni Medal (2nd type). Engraved around edge 'G. ROSEVEAR. AB. ON.19251'. The obverse shows HMAS Sydney II with the burning and sinking cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
VIEW FROM HMAS SYDNEY OF THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO ITALIAN CRUISERS AND ALLIED SHIPS WHICH RESULTED IN THE SINKING OF THE BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI. (DONOR C. OLIVER, ORIGINAL ALBUM HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STOR
The modified Leander class cruiser HMAS Sydney engaged in patrols and convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean area after completing operations in the Mediterranean where she achieved fame by sinking
Alexandria, Egypt (?). c.1940-07. Group portrait of some of the crew members aboard HMAS Sydney II possibly following their successful action against the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Cape S
Alexandria, Egypt (?). c.1940-07. Group portrait of some of the crew members aboard HMAS Sydney II possibly following their successful action against the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Cape S