HMAS Sydney Sank the World's Fastest Cruiser — First Warship Kill by Gunfire Since the War Started
Автор: The Striker Australia WW2
Загружено: 2025-12-07
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On 19 July 1940, HMAS Sydney achieved what no other warship had accomplished since the war began—sinking an enemy cruiser using gunfire alone. Her victim was the Italian Bartolomeo Colleoni, one of the fastest cruisers ever built, capable of 40 knots on trials.
This is the story of the Battle of Cape Spada, where an Australian light cruiser under Captain John Collins faced two Italian cruisers off the coast of Crete. Outgunned, outpaced, and outnumbered, Sydney used superior gunnery, tactical brilliance, and ninety minutes of relentless firing to achieve an impossible victory.
We explore the technical specifications of both ships, the tactical decisions that won the battle, and why this engagement became the first—and one of the last—classical naval gun duels of World War Two. From the opening salvos at 20,000 yards to the final torpedoes that sent Colleoni to the bottom, this is naval warfare at its most dramatic.
This video covers:
HMAS Sydney's specifications and capabilities
Bartolomeo Colleoni's design philosophy and fatal weaknesses
Minute-by-minute breakdown of the Battle of Cape Spada
Captain John Collins's tactical genius
The hero's welcome and tragic fate of HMAS Sydney
Why this battle marked the end of an era in naval warfare
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