HMAS Sydney
Survived
Royal Australian Navy
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Town |
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 8 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns |
Detached from the first ANZAC troop convoy to answer a distress call from the Cocos Islands, she destroyed Emden in her first action.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns
- 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun
- 1 × 12-pounder (76 mm) 8-cwt field gun
- 10 × 0.303-inch machine guns
- 2 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes
- 2 × depth charge chutes
- 4 × 3-pounder gun (47 mm) saluting guns
Armour
- Belt: 1.5–3 in (38–76 mm)
- Deck: 0.4–1.5 in (10–38 mm)
- Gun Shields: 4 in (102 mm)
- Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)
| Builder | London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 11 February 1911 |
| Launched | 29 August 1912 |
| Commissioned | 26 June 1913 |
| Displacement | 5,400 long tons (5,500 t) |
| Length | 456 ft 10+3⁄8 in (139.25 m) |
| Speed | 25.7 knots (47.6 km/h; 29.6 mph) |
| Complement | 376 standard, 475 maximum |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.