The HMAS Sydney Memorial commemorates the loss of the 645 sailors aboard the HMAS Sydney who met their fate in a World War II naval battle in 1941. The Sydney and her men were never found, nor was the German warship The Kormoran, with which she had her final battle.
The beautifully designed memorial features a silver dome of 645 seagulls to represent each sailor lost in the Sydney disaster. A southern wall shows ghostly photographs of the ships and the names of the crew. To the north, a bronze statue of a woman gazes desperately out to sea as she awaits news of her loved one. Nearby is the stele - a single, dramatic shape representing the bow of the ship. The combination of these elements results in an extremely moving and fitting memorial.
