HMAS Sydney

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Five ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Sydney after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.

Memorial windows for HMAS Sydney and HMAS Melbourne
Memorial windows for HMAS Sydney and HMAS Melbourne
  • HMAS Sydney (1912) - Town class light cruiser launched in 1912. Engaged and sank the smaller German light cruiser SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos, near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean in 1914.
  • HMAS Sydney (1934) - Modified Leander class light cruiser launched 1934. The ship was laid down as HMS Phaeton, but was purchased by the Australian Government before completion. Engaged the disguised German merchant raider Kormoran off Western Australia in 1941 - the ships sank each other. Discovery of the wreck was announced on March 17, 2008 following the discovery of Kormoran's wreckage one day earlier.
  • HMAS Sydney (R17) - Majestic class light aircraft carrier launched in 1944 as HMS Terrible and commissioned into the RAN in 1948. Used as a fast troop transport during the Vietnam War. Sold to Taiwan for scrapping in 1975.
  • HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) - Adelaide class guided missile frigate launched in 1980.
  • HMAS Sydney (2017) - Air warfare destroyer to enter service after 2013.
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