Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran
The battle between the Australian light cruiser and the German auxiliary cruiser ("cormorant") was a single-ship action that occurred on 19 November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia. "Sydney", with Captain Joseph Burnett commanding, and "Kormoran", under Theodor Detmers, encountered each other approximately off Dirk Hartog Island. Both ships were destroyed in the half-hour engagement.