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HMAS. Sydney. (D48) HMAS Sydney, named for the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander -class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch.
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HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1. About This Unit. HMAS Sydney (1) 1913-28. The first warship to bear the name HMAS Sydney, steamed through Sydney Heads as part of the newly established Royal Australian Navy on the 5th October 1913.
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Home. Memorial Articles. Encyclopedia. HMAS Sydney II and the Kormoran. The loss of HMAS Sydney, 19 November 1941. The most grievous loss suffered by the Royal Australian Navy occurred on 19 November 1941, when the cruiser HMAS Sydney was lost in action with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran off the Western Australian coast.
Mar 19, 2008 · The Memorial Encyclopedia entry on HMAS Sydney. Wikipedia articles on HMAS Sydney and the HSK Kormoran (which show locations for the recent discoveries). Finding Sydney Foundation
On 19 November 1941, HMAS Sydney, a light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy with an impressive record of war service, was lost following a battle with the German raider HSK Kormoran in the Indian Ocean off the Western Australian coast. The loss of the Sydney with its full war complement of 645 remains Australia’s worst naval disaster.