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HMAS Sydney reported overdue 25 November 1941

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

HMAS Sydney reported overdue 25 November 1941

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Frederick Shedden

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National Archives of Australia

[A5954, 2400/21]

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Shedden, Frederick

National Archives of Australia

HMAS Sydney

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.

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HMAS Sydney II

Light cruiser commissioned in England in 1935 which saw service in the Mediterranean and as convoy escort off the Australian coast before being sunk by the German cruiser Kormoran in 1941 with the loss of all crew.

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