HMAS Sydney (ll)

Sydney was a Modified Leander Class, Light Cruiser built in Tyne, England. On 11 August, Sydney made her long-awaited entry through Sydney Heads and into Port Jackson where, just as with Sydney, her arrival was viewed from the shore by thousands of citizens who had turned out to see her.

In addition to her naval complement, Sydney carried six members of the Royal Australian Air Force who manned and maintained her embarked Seagull V amphibian aircraft.