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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.
Sydney steaming for Rabaul, September 1914
Sydney steaming for Rabaul, September 1914
Loading of a 6-inch gun at Portsmouth in January 1919
Loading of a 6-inch gun at Portsmouth in January 1919
Sydney with AE1 and AE2 in 1914
Sydney with AE1 and AE2 in 1914
Postcard commemorating the victory of Sydney over Emden at the Battle of Cocos.
Postcard commemorating the victory of Sydney over Emden at the Battle of Cocos.
SMS Emden
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SMS Emden was the second and final member of the Dresden class of light cruisers built for the German Kaiserliche Marine. Named for the town of Emden, she was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft in Dan
HMAS Sydney (1912)
…the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, and escorting the first ANZAC convoy. On 9 November 1914, she defeated the German cruiser SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos. During 1915 and 1916, Sydney operated on the North America and West Indies Station, before joining the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron…
Emden underway in 1910
Emden underway in 1910
Line-drawing of the Dresden class
Line-drawing of the Dresden class
Emden in Qingdao in early 1914
Emden in Qingdao in early 1914
Karl von Müller, who served as the ship's commanding officer from 1913
Karl von Müller, who served as the ship's commanding officer from 1913