Celebrating 25 Years
September 1, 2020 – In a positive display of the Navy motto “To Fight and Win at Sea”, the fleet’s newest guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney has sailed in company with sister ship HMAS Brisbane to conduct training and testing of the Aegis Combat System. Commanding Officer HMAS Sydney Commander Edward Seymour stated that this was the first time Sydney…
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May 13, 2020 – The HMAS Sydney (II) Memorial at Geraldton in WA has become a place of pilgrimage for 65,000 visitors each year, and a recent decision by the Chief of Navy has added a final special touch to the important commemorative site. Some 20,000 arrive by sea on cruise ships that come to Geraldton specifically to allow passengers…
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February 28, 2020 – In a moving ceremony Navy’s final Air Warfare Destroyer, NUSHIP Sydney, has been officially handed over to Defence. NUSHIP Sydney is the final of the three ships being delivered by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance which includes the Department of Defence, Raytheon Australia, and ASC Shipbuilding supported by Navantia Australia. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon…
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