HMAS SYDNEY sinking the BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI

Designer Calman Folkes

Date1940

Object number00019514

NamePlaque

MediumCopper, tin

DimensionsOverall: 212 x 10 mm, 0.8 kg

ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

HistoryOn 19 July 1940 HMAS Sydney II achieved victory over the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni in the Mediterranean Sea during the battle of Cape Spada.

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