HMAS Sydney Leaving Sydney
Setting:
WW I (1914-1918)
Courtesy of the Royal Australian Naval Heritage Collection
HMAS Sydney Leaving Sydney Heads following the outbreak of World War I.
- About HMAS Sydney (l)
HMAS Sydney was a Town Class, Light Cruiser; one of three ordered in 1910 which were part of the initial Australian fleet unit. On 4 October 1913 Sydney formed part of the Australian Fleet Unit that ceremonially entered her namesake harbour to a welcome from tens of thousands of spectators who turned out to welcome the arrival of ‘their’ fleet.
More reading
- Additional resources for HMAS Sydney (l)
HMAS Sydney departing Albany in Escort of Convoy on 1 November 1914
HMAS Sydney 1915
HMAS Sydney in its fight with a Zeppelin in the North Sea
The Sinking of the German Cruiser Emden by HMAS Sydney 9th Nov 1914
HMAS Sydney Engaging the German Cruiser SMS Emden, Off Cocos Island, Indian Ocean
HMAS Sydney Accounts for the Emden
HMAS Sydney fighting the SMS Emden
