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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.
HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), named after the city of Sydney, New South Wales, is the third and final ship of the Hobart class air warfare destroyers used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Nov 19, 2021 · 18 November 2021. Reuters. Thomas Welsby Clark has been identified as Australia's famous 'unknown sailor' Australia says it has identified the body of the only sailor recovered from a ship sunk...
HMAS Sydney (D48), a Leander -class light cruiser launched in 1934, and sunk following a battle with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran on 19 November 1941. HMAS Sydney (R17), a Majestic -class light aircraft carrier launched in 1944, decommissioned in 1973, and broken up for scrap. HMAS Sydney (FFG 03), an Adelaide -class guided missile ...
May 1, 2015 · The HMAS Sydney was lost in November 1941 in a battle with the German cruiser Kormoran, which also sank. All 645 crewman on board the Australian light cruiser perished.
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.
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
