Group portrait of officers and crew of the Royal Australian Navy light cruiser HMAS Sydney. Captain John Collins is smiling, seated in the centre. Photo taken after the successful action against the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni on 19 July 1940. AWM P00795.001
Source
AWM P00795.001
Date made
Place made
Alexandria, Egypt
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Copyright expired - public domain
HMAS Sydney sank on 19 November 1941 after an action with the German merchant raider Kormoran. All 645 crew members died. Collins was not captain at the time.