HMAS Adelaide (1918)
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HMAS Adelaide was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Laid down in 1915, wartime shortages and design modifications mean
Adelaide in her third armament configuration
Gun crew loading one of Adelaide's 6-inch guns in 1939
Adelaide sailing into Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada, during the 1924 Special Service Squadron world cruise.
Adelaide in 1944
HMAS Sydney (1912)
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HMAS Sydney was a Chatham-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. Laid down in 1911 and launched in 1912, the cruiser was commissioned into the RAN in 1913.
HMAS Adelaide (1918)
…Historical Society of Western Australia, which had been searching for such a shield for 20 years as a match for a 6-inch Mk XI naval gun it held from HMAS Sydney, a ship scrapped in 1928, had spotted the shield at location. The naval gun and shield were installed at the Leighton Battery in September 2015 to…
Sydney steaming for Rabaul, September 1914
Loading of a 6-inch gun at Portsmouth in January 1919
Sydney with AE1 and AE2 in 1914
Postcard commemorating the victory of Sydney over Emden at the Battle of Cocos.