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|A1 (Jan 1918)<br>52 (Apr 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 46.</ref>
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''Sydney'' sank the {{DE-1Emden}} on 9 November, 1914.
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''Sydney'' re-commissioned on 29 September, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 295}}
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''Sydney'' paid off on 8 May 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 295}}
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==Alterations==
 
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''Sydney'' was fitted with a director in December, 1917.  This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919''.  pp. 11-12.</ref>
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''Sydney'' was fitted with a director in December, 1917.  This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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*Captain [[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]], 6 November, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 951.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Collings-Taswell Glossop|nick=John C. Glossop|appt=10 March, 1913<ref>Glossop Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/218.|D7576541}} f. 218.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 399''p''}}|end=5 February, 1917|note=in action against {{DE-1Emden}} on 9 November, 1914}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Saumarez Dumaresq|nick=John S. Dumaresq|appt=5 February, 1917<ref>Dumaresq Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 340.</ref>|end=24 September, 1917<ref>Dumaresq Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 340.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Saumarez Dumaresq|nick=John S. Dumaresq|appt=6 November, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 951}}|end=22 February, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Priaulx Cayley|nick=Henry P. Cayley|appt=1 August, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 951}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Stanley Ray Miller|nick=Stanley R. Miller|appt=3 November, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 904}}|end=5 May, 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Clinton Francis Samuel Danby|nick=Clinton F. S. Danby|appt=29 September, 1924|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hector Boyes|nick=Hector Boyes|appt=25 April, 1925<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-sydney-i RAN page on the ship.]</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=26 July, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 295}}|end=|note=and as Chief Staff Officer}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Lawrence Massey|nick=George L. Massey|appt=15 October, 1927<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-sydney-i RAN page on the ship.]</ref>|end=}}
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==See Also==
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(1912) Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMAS_Sydney.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
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* [http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-sydney-i Royal Australian Navy page on ''Sydney'']
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 5 December 2018

H.M.A.S. Sydney (1912)
Pendant Number: A1 (Jan 1918)
52 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: London & Glasgow[2]
Laid down: 11 Feb, 1911[3]
Launched: 29 Aug, 1912[4]
Commissioned: Jun, 1913[5]
Broken up: Apr, 1929[6]
Fate: in Cockatoo Dockyard[7]

Service

Sydney sank the Emden on 9 November, 1914.

Sydney re-commissioned on 29 September, 1924.[8]

Sydney paid off on 8 May 1928.[9]

Alterations

Sydney was fitted with a director in December, 1917. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 295.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 295.
  10. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  11. ↑ Glossop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/218. f. 218.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399p.
  13. ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
  14. ↑ Dumaresq Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 340.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 951.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 904.
  18. ↑ RAN page on the ship.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 295.
  20. ↑ RAN page on the ship.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.


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