HMAS Sydney 14327 212711809 2008-05-15T22:40:41Z Socrates2008 5518591 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 212608478 by [[Special:Contributions/Kurt Leyman|Kurt Leyman]] ([[User talk:Kurt Leyman|talk]]) Kormoran was fatally damaged by Sydney Five ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named '''HMAS ''Sydney''''' after [[Sydney]], the capital city of New South Wales. [[Image:Naval Chapel GI Mel-Syd.JPG|thumb|250px|Memorial windows for HMAS ''Sydney'' and [[HMAS Melbourne (R21)|HMAS ''Melbourne'']]]] *[[HMAS Sydney (1912)|HMAS ''Sydney'' (1912)]] - ''Town'' class light cruiser launched in 1912. Engaged and sank the smaller German light cruiser SMS ''Emden'' at the Battle of Cocos, near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean in 1914. *[[HMAS Sydney (1934)|HMAS ''Sydney'' (1934)]] - Modified ''Leander'' class [[light cruiser]] launched 1934. The ship was laid down as HMS ''Phaeton'', but was purchased by the [[Government of Australia|Australian Government]] before completion. Engaged the disguised German [[merchant raider]] [[German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran|''Kormoran'']] off [[Western Australia]] in 1941 - the ships sank each other. Discovery of the wreck was announced on [[March 17]] [[2008]] following the discovery of ''Kormoran's'' wreckage one day earlier. *[[HMAS Sydney (R17)|HMAS ''Sydney'' (R17)]] - ''Majestic'' class light aircraft carrier launched in 1944 as HMS ''Terrible'' and commissioned into the RAN in 1948. Used as a fast troop transport during the Vietnam War. Sold to Taiwan for scrapping in 1975. *[[HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)|HMAS ''Sydney'' (FFG 03)]] - ''Adelaide'' class guided missile frigate launched in 1980. *[[HMAS Sydney (2017)|HMAS ''Sydney'' (2017)]] - Air warfare destroyer to enter service after 2013. {{shipindex|name=Sydney, HMAS}} [[Category:Royal Australian Navy ship names|Sydney, HMAS]] [[de:HMAS Sydney]] [[hu:HMAS Sydney]] [[ja:シドニー (豪海軍)]] [[pl:HMAS Sydney]]