HMAS Sydney explained

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

Battle honours

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours . 13 June 2011 . Royal Australian Navy . 23 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours . 1 March 2010 . Royal Australian Navy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf . 14 June 2011 . 23 December 2012.
  3. Book: Cassells, Vic . The Destroyers: their battles and their badges . Simon & Schuster . 2000 . 0-7318-0893-2 . East Roseville, NSW . 233 . 46829686.
    The two action honours were awarded for the sinking of the German vessels Emden and Kormoran. The third honour was awarded to ships involved in the last battle of the battleship Bismarck.