The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Original Department of Information caption: "Male employees storing 8 inch naval shells in a shed on the wharf before they were loaded onto HMAS Sydney. These shells probably include those which sank the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni during the subsequent tour of duty of HMAS Sydney in the Mediterranean". However HMAS Sydney carried 6 inch guns as her main armament.
Original Department of Information caption: "Male employees storing 8 inch naval shells in a shed on the wharf before they were loaded onto HMAS Sydney. These shells probably include those which sank
SHELLS LANDING IN THE WAKE OF HMAS SYDNEY DURING THE ACTION IN WHICH THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI WAS SUNK.
Debris from a six-inch salvo fired by HMAS Sydney exploding around the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sunk off Cape Spada.
Crew members carrying out maintenance work on HMAS Sydney after it sank the Italian ship Bartolomeo Colleoni.
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
DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUNNEL OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (II) AFTER BEING HIT BY A 6 INCH SHELL FROM THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI DURING THE ACTION OFF CAPE SPADA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTI
