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Post by queenofcowichan on Oct 14, 2007 13:46:14 GMT -8
I just checked the Pacific Piolatage Page and The HMAS Sydney is schedualed to be at the Brotchie Station around 6am on October 20, she is heading for Canada Place In case anyone is interested in going down to have a look.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 14, 2007 14:12:06 GMT -8
I just did a bit of Aussie Navy research, re this ship.
She is a frigate, likely similar to our Halifax class ships.
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There have been a few ships in the RAN named "HMAS Sydney", and the WWII cruiser is famous for a mysterious sinking; or at least there is some controversy.
RE the WWII Sydney, there was a recent news story of an unidentified sailor who had washed up on "Christmas Island" and was buried, back in 1942. I think his body was discovered recently on that island, and some DNA or other work done to try to identify this unknown sailor.
It sounds like the WWII HMAS Sydney has similar significant to the USS Arizona to US citizens.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 14, 2007 15:49:17 GMT -8
These ships were based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class of frigates built for the US Navy. The US built 4 of them and I believe that the Aussies built a few as well. Spain and I think Taiwan also used the same design but I don't know who built them. There was talk of Canada purchasing them as well but we ended up designing and building our own Halifax or City class. In the case of the US they have been upgraded over the years and the older models have been transfered to the Navy reserve. Usually each summer one docks in Toronto harbour as part of their Great Lakes Cruise. The USS Stark which was damaged in the Persian Gulf was a ship of this class. They are designed to operate in small task forces or as pickets on the edge of a carrier task force. They were mass built in quantity and relatively inexpensively.
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