HMAS Sydney

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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D48; D48; HMAS Sydney II; HMS Phaeton; I48; I48
Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreck, Perth-class light cruiser, Royal Australian Navy, Swan Hunter, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• National Archives of Australia page^@ The Sinking of HMAS Sydney
• naval-history.net page^@
• uboat.net page^@

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HMAS Sydney 4 inch guns SLV H98.105 3249

Captain Joseph Burnett

British Troops in Crete E1143

HMAS Sydney SLV H98.105 2529

HMAS Sydney

HMAS Sydney

HMAS Sydney 1934 crew

HMASSydneyCrewWithMkXXIIIGuns21July1940

HMAS SYDNEY moored at East Circular Quay (8694635520)

The Australian Leander class light cruiser HMAS Sydney coming alongside at Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour, february 1941.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran	Australia, Nazi Germany, naval battle,	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Kormoran	armed merchantman, cargo ship, shipwreck,	Wikidata
commons	image	1935	HMAS Sydney 4 inch guns SLV H98.105 3249		Commons
commons	image	1936	Captain Joseph Burnett		Commons
commons	image	1940	British Troops in Crete E1143		Commons
commons	image	1940	HMAS Sydney SLV H98.105 2529		Commons
commons	image	1940	HMAS Sydney		Commons
commons	image	1941	HMAS Sydney		Commons
commons	image	1941	HMAS Sydney 1934 crew		Commons
commons	image		HMASSydneyCrewWithMkXXIIIGuns21July1940		Commons
commons	image		HMAS SYDNEY moored at East Circular Quay (8694635520)		Commons
commons	image		The Australian Leander class light cruiser HMAS Sydney coming alongside at Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour, february 1941.		Commons