Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

HMAS Sydney III

The first aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy commissioned in England in 1948 which saw action as a troop transport in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. It was sold for scrap in 1975.

Milestone
Constructed
1943 - 1948
Destroyed
1975
Type

HMAS Sydney

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Four Royal Australian Navy ships have been named HMAS Sydney over the last 100 years. Deployed all over the world, they have all maintained a special connection with the port of Sydney.