NEARLY 2000
passengers aboard the
Dawn Princess recently
commemorated the
wartime sinking of the
HMAS Sydney with a
special onboard service
during a cruise last week.
Travelling from the WA
port of Fremantle on its
way to Indonesia, the
Dawn Princess service
took place directly over
the final resting place of
the navy vessel, which
was located in 2008.
The service included
an account of the events
which led to the sinking of HMAS Sydney after
its 19 Nov, 1941 encounter with the German
warship Kormoran, and ended with a wreath
being cast on the water before the cruise
continued north to Indonesia.
It was the heaviest loss for the Royal
Australian Navy during World War II, with the
entire crew of 645 sailors lost with the vessel.
The memorial service event was not a onceoff,
as Princess Cruises says it will offer the
commemoration cruise again next year aboard
sister vessel Sea Princess during a 15-night
cruise, departing from Fremantle on 03 Aug.
