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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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1 × Supermarine Walrus
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gptkbp:all_hands_lost
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yes
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
4 × 4-inch guns
8 × 6-inch guns
12 × 0.5-inch machine guns
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gptkbp:awarded
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Royal Navy battle honours (transferred)
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gptkbp:badge
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blue and gold with a red cross
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gptkbp:battleHonours
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gptkb:Australia_1941
gptkb:Calabria_1940
gptkb:Mediterranean_1940
gptkb:Spada_1940
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gptkbp:beam
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56 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Swan_Hunter
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gptkbp:class
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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24 September 1935
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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645
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gptkbp:displacement
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6,830 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:draught
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19 ft
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk in action
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gptkbp:flag
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gptkb:Australian_Squadron_(1937–1940)
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Sydney,_New_South_Wales
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMAS Sydney (1934)
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gptkbp:laidDown
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8 July 1933
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gptkbp:launched
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22 September 1934
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gptkbp:length
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562 ft
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gptkbp:locationSunk
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off Western Australia
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Geraldton,_Western_Australia
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Sydney,_New_South_Wales
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Galloping_Ghost_of_the_Java_Coast
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Joseph_Burnett
gptkb:John_Collins
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Spada
gptkb:Battle_of_Calabria
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:sank_Italian_cruiser_Bartolomeo_Colleoni
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:HMS_Phaeton_(planned)
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMAS_Hobart_(D63)
gptkb:HMAS_Perth_(D29)
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gptkbp:speed
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32.5 knots
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gptkbp:sunkBy
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gptkb:German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran
19 November 1941
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gptkbp:wreckDiscovered
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2008
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:HMAS_Sydney
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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