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HMAS Sydney

Five ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Sydney, after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.

• HMAS Sydney (1912), a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1912, decommissioned in 1928, and broken up for scrap
• HMAS Sydney (D48), a Leander-class light cruiser launched in 1934, and sunk following a battle with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran on 19 November 1941
• HMAS Sydney (R17), a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier launched in 1944, decommissioned in 1973, and broken up for scrap
• HMAS Sydney (FFG 03), an Adelaide-class guided missile frigate launched in 1980, and decommissioned in 2015
• HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer in service since 2020

Between them, vessels named HMAS Sydney have been awarded fourteen battle honours by the Royal Australian Navy.^[1][2] These include two of the only three battle honours awarded in the 20th century for an action involving a single opposing ship:^[3]

• "HMAS Sydney". Dictionary of Sydney. 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]