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Five ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS ''Sydney'', after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.
*, a Town-class cruiser (1910), Town-class light cruiser launched in 1912, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
*, a Leander-class cruiser (1931), ''Leander''-class light cruiser launched in 1934, and Sinking of HMAS Sydney, sunk following a battle with the German auxiliary cruiser ''Kormoran'' on 19 November 1941
*, a 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, ''Majestic''-class light aircraft carrier launched in 1944, decommissioned in 1973, and broken up for scrap
*, an Adelaide-class frigate, ''Adelaide''-class guided missile frigate launched in 1980, and decommissioned in 2015
*, a Hobart-class destroyer, ''Hobart''-class air warfare destroyer in service since 2020
The two action honours were awarded for the sinking of the German vessels ''SMS Emden, Emden'' and ''German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, Kormoran''. The third honour was awarded to ships involved in the Last battle of Bismarck, last battle of the battleship ''Bismarck''. * Battle of Bita Paka, Rabaul 1914 * Battle of Cocos, ''Emden'' 1914 * Naval warfare of World War I#North Sea, North Sea 1916–18 * Battle of Calabria, Calabria 1940 * Battle of Cape Spada, Spada 1940 * Battle of the Mediterranean, Mediterranean 1940 * Sinking of HMAS Sydney, ''Kormoran'' 1941 * Korean War, Korea 1951–52 * Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Malaysia 1964 * Vietnam War, Vietnam 1965–72 * Gulf War, Kuwait 1991 * International Force for East Timor, East Timor 1999 * War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Persian Gulf 2001–03 * 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraq 2003
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Royal Australian Navy ship names
Five ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS ''Sydney'', after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.
*, a Town-class cruiser (1910), Town-class light cruiser launched in 1912, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
*, a Leander-class cruiser (1931), ''Leander''-class light cruiser launched in 1934, and Sinking of HMAS Sydney, sunk following a battle with the German auxiliary cruiser ''Kormoran'' on 19 November 1941
*, a 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, ''Majestic''-class light aircraft carrier launched in 1944, decommissioned in 1973, and broken up for scrap
*, an Adelaide-class frigate, ''Adelaide''-class guided missile frigate launched in 1980, and decommissioned in 2015
*, a Hobart-class destroyer, ''Hobart''-class air warfare destroyer in service since 2020
Battle honours
Between them, vessels named HMAS ''Sydney'' have been awarded fourteen battle honours by the Royal Australian Navy. These include two of the only three battle honours awarded in the 20th century for an Single ship action, action involving a single opposing ship:The two action honours were awarded for the sinking of the German vessels ''SMS Emden, Emden'' and ''German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, Kormoran''. The third honour was awarded to ships involved in the Last battle of Bismarck, last battle of the battleship ''Bismarck''. * Battle of Bita Paka, Rabaul 1914 * Battle of Cocos, ''Emden'' 1914 * Naval warfare of World War I#North Sea, North Sea 1916–18 * Battle of Calabria, Calabria 1940 * Battle of Cape Spada, Spada 1940 * Battle of the Mediterranean, Mediterranean 1940 * Sinking of HMAS Sydney, ''Kormoran'' 1941 * Korean War, Korea 1951–52 * Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Malaysia 1964 * Vietnam War, Vietnam 1965–72 * Gulf War, Kuwait 1991 * International Force for East Timor, East Timor 1999 * War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Persian Gulf 2001–03 * 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraq 2003
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