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HMAS Sydney. HMAS Sydney was one of three Modified Leander class light cruisers of the RAN. Built for the Royal Navy, the cruiser was bought by the Australian government to replace HMAS Brisbane, and it was commissioned into the RAN in September 1935.
HMAS Sydney I 1913-1928 Sydney I, was a Chatham class Light Cruiser commissioned on 26 June 1913. The ship's major action in WW1, occurred on the morning of 9 November 1914, when ordered to engage the German light cruiser EMDEN off the Cocos Islands.
In its Report on the Loss of HMAS Sydney, published in March 1999, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade noted the important work already completed by the National Archives.
Jun 23, 2016 · On this Day in 1913 HMAS Sydney was commissioned at Portsmouth under the command of Captain John Glossop. His lifelong association with Australia began in 1888 when he arrived as a midshipman in HMS Orlando, flagship of the Australian Squadron.
Nevertheless, the Sydney was commissioned on September 24, 1935, and her complement of 645 officers and sailors took great pride in their assignment.
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 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.
