[konaice]

There are other theories of the loss of the Sydney: Kormoran was sunk with the loss of about 60 of her 400 crew, the survivors later being interned in Australia. Of Sydney the only trace was two empty lifeboats and a Carley raft. The loss of such an accomplished ship and her entire complement to an opponent whose primary armament consisted of six 5.9-inch guns has never been satisfactorily explained. One theory is that the cruiser surprised the raider while she was rendezvousing with a Japanese submarine. To obliterate any evidence of the presence of one of their vessels in the area at all, it is believed that Sydney may have been sunk ultimately by a Japanese submarine—possibly I-124—and not by Kormoran alone.

[konaice]

Here's the link to the summary of my above post:

http://www.albury.net.au/~wwhittake/sydneysearch/Japanese_Submarine_Montgomery.html

[Boundless]

> Of Sydney the only trace was two empty lifeboats
> and a Carley raft.

Well, Hood darn near went down with all hands too.
All it takes is a lucky shot.

But reading between the lines, one might wonder if
the Germans (or the notional Japanese) killed any
survivors.