HMAS Sydney (1912)
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HMAS Sydney was a Chatham-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Laid down in 1911 and launched in 1912, the cruiser was commissioned into the RAN in 1913.
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 naval victory of Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney over the German light cruiser Emden at the Battle of Cocos in 1914.
HMAS Australia (1911)
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HMAS Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Ordered by the Australian government in 1909, she was launched in 1911, and commissioned as flagship of the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913. Australia was the only capital ship ever to serve in the RAN.
HMAS Australia
Australia in a 1913 painting by Charles Edward Dixon
Australia's forward turret ('A') in 1918; note the port (i.e. left-side) wing turret in the background with a biplane on its roof
HMAS Australia on delivery in the UK in 1913