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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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gptkb:Supermarine_Walrus
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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:awards
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multiple battle honours
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gptkbp:battleHonours
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gptkb:Mediterranean_1940
gptkb:Spada_1940
Indian Ocean 1941
Libya 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:category
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gptkb:World_War_II_cruisers_of_Australia
Ships built on the River Tyne
1934 ships
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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:decommissioned
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5 February 1942
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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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMAS Sydney (D48)
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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:lostWithAllHands
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true
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Sydney,_New_South_Wales
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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Battle with German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Lost in action with Kormoran
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
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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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19 November 1941
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gptkbp:wreckDiscovered
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2008
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gptkbp:wreckLocation
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Indian Ocean, off Shark Bay, Western Australia
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_John_Augustine_Collins
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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