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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.
Sydney was completed on 24 September 1935 and following acceptance trials she commissioned under the command of Captain JUP FitzGerald, RN. With a steaming party embarked, she then made the short voyage to Portsmouth where the balance of her Australian ship’s company was waiting to join her.
- Modified Leander Class
- Light Cruiser
- D48
HMAS Sydney (I)'s launching on 29 August 1912. The first cruiser laid down for the RAN was Sydney (I) which was launched in August 1912 by Lady Henderson, wife of Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson. She commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 June 1913 under the command of Captain John CT Glossop RN.
- Town Class
- Light Cruiser
- 29 August 1912
Sep 3, 2019 · Sydney claims the greatest number of war time miles sailed by a cruiser between 1914 and 1918. She saw active service in the Pacific, Indian ocean, Caribbean, South Atlantic, North Atlantic and the North Sea. But her fame, (or ‘super-stardom’) rests on one morning in November 1914. However HMS Kent saw more action during the early years of the war?
HMAS Sydney (IV) an Adelaide-class guided missile frigate, constructed in the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington State, USA, was not as well-known as her forebears, but she too gave many years meritorious service and received her own battle honours. Commissioned in 1983, she would serve with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for longer ...
Jun 23, 2016 · June 23, 2016. 0. 280. 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.
The Sydney was British-built, and the opposition to the ruling party in Australia at once decried the purchase from Britain rather than constructing a naval vessel at home. Nevertheless, the Sydney was commissioned on September 24, 1935, and her complement of 645 officers and sailors took great pride in their assignment.
