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HMAS Sydney (R17/A214/P214/L134) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built for the Royal Navy and was launched as HMS Terrible (93) in 1944, but was not completed before the end of World War II .
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
The "HMAS Sydney Replacement Fund" was established to help finance the acquisition of a replacement ship. [211] The AU£426,000 raised was contributed to the purchase of Australia's first aircraft carrier in the late 1940s; the Majestic-class carrier was named HMAS Sydney upon her commissioning into the RAN in December 1948. [211]
The impact of carrier aviation during the war prompted the foundation of a RAN-controlled Fleet Air Arm and the acquisition of two light fleet carriers, with the first, HMAS Sydney, entering service in 1948. Sydney was the only non-US, non-UK aircraft carrier to be involved
The Fireflies were embarked on board aircraft carriers HMS Vengeance and HMAS Sydney: N3 Fairey Gannet: AS. Mk 1 Gannet AS. Mk 4 Gannet T. Mk 2 Gannet T. Mk 5 Gannet: United Kingdom: Three-seat carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft: 1955–1967: 36 aircraft. Operated by Nos 724 Squadron RAN, 725 Squadron RAN, 816 Squadron RAN and 817 Squadron RAN.
ex-HMS Circe, scuttled off Sydney on 20 January 1948. HMAS Melbourne: Light cruiser Town: 1913–1928 HMAS Melbourne: Aircraft carrier Majestic: 1955–1982 ex-HMS Majestic: HMAS Melbourne: Frigate Adelaide: 1992-2019 HMAS Mercedes: Minesweeper 1942–1945 ex-HMS Medusa, scuttled off Sydney on 23 January 1948. Merkur: Victualling Store Issue ...
Spanning 1,092 feet long -- three times the length of a football field -- Nimitz-class warships are the largest aircraft carriers. Take a look at more! Spanning 1,092 feet long -- three times the ...
Fairey Firefly aircraft on board HMAS Sydney off Korea, during the Korean War. Following World War II, the RAN reduced its surface fleet but continued to expand in other ways, acquiring two Royal Navy Majestic-class aircraft carriers then under construction (HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Sydney) to build up a Fleet Air Arm.