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HMS Renown and RFA Nucula – (probably part of the NZ Div of the RNZN) Princes Wharf, Auckland, NZ HMS Renown and RFA Nucula – (probably part of the NZ Div of the RNZN) Princes Wharf, Auckland, NZ from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2KHeR1l via IFTTT Follow our main blog here http://bit.ly/2JXaLTa

HMAS SYDNEY c1939 HMAS Sydney, named after the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch.During the early part of herContinue reading “HMAS SYDNEY c1939”

HMS Renown and RFA Nucula – (probably part of the NZ Div of the RNZN) Princes Wharf, Auckland, NZ HMS Renown and RFA Nucula – (probably part of the NZ Div of the RNZN) Princes Wharf, Auckland, NZ from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2KHeR1l via IFTTT

HMAS SYDNEY c1939 HMAS Sydney, named after the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch.During the early part of herContinue reading “HMAS SYDNEY c1939”

HMAS Sydney (R17/A214/P214/L134) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built for the Royal Navy and launched as HMS Terrible (93) in 1944, but was not completed before the end of World War II. The carrier was sold to Australia in 1947, completed, and commissioned into theContinue reading “HMAS SYDNEY”