HMAS Sydney (FFG 03)

{{main|Adelaide-class frigate}}

Following the cancellation of the Australian light destroyer project in 1973, the British Type 42 destroyer and the American {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|1}} were identified as alternatives to replace the cancelled light destroyers and the {{sclass|Daring|destroyer|1||1949}}s.Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 220 Although the Oliver Hazard Perry class was still at the design stage, the difficulty of fitting the Type 42 with the SM-1 missile, and the success of the {{sclass|Perth|destroyer|4}} acquisition (a derivative of the American {{sclass|Charles F. Adams|destroyer|1}}) compared to equivalent British designs led the Australian government to approve the purchase of two US-built Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates in 1976.Frame, Pacific Partners, pp. 102, 162 A third (Sydney) was ordered in 1977, followed by a fourth, with all four ships integrated into the USN's shipbuilding program.Frame, Pacific Partners, p. 162MacDougall, Australians at war, p. 345Hooton, Perking-up the Perry class A further two ships were ordered in 1980, and were constructed in Australia.

As designed, the ship had a full load displacement of 3,605 tons, a length overall of {{convert|135.6|m}}, a beam of {{convert|13.7|m}}, and a draught of {{convert|24.5|m}}.Moore (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1977–78 , p. 25 Starting in February 1989, Sydney was modified from the Oliver Hazard Perry FLIGHT II design to FLIGHT III, requiring a lengthening of the helicopter deck for the RAST helicopter recovery system, which increased displacement to 4,100 tons and pushing the overall length to {{convert|138.1|m}}. Propulsion machinery consisted of two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, which provided a combined {{convert|41000|hp|kW}} to the single propeller shaft.Sharpe (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99, p. 26 Top speed was {{convert|29|kn}}, with a range of {{convert|4,500|nmi}} at {{convert|20|kn}}. Two {{convert|650|hp|adj=on}} electric auxiliary propulsors were used for close manoeuvring, with a top speed of {{convert|4|kn}}. Standard ship's company was 184, including 15 officers, but excluding the flight crew for the embarked helicopters. Sydney was the first ship of her class to carry female sailors and officers, requiring the installation of partitioning to some mess decks.

File:HMAS Sydney 1702120425.jpg installed during the FFG Upgrade can be seen forward of the Mark 13 armature missile launcher.]]

Original armament for the ship consisted of a Mark 13 missile launcher configured to fire RIM-66 Standard and RGM-84 Harpoon missiles, supplemented by an OTO Melara 76 mm gun and a Vulcan Phalanx point-defence system. As part of the mid-2000s FFG Upgrade Project, an eight-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System was fitted, with a payload of RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles.Australia's Hazard(ous) Frigate Upgrade, in Defense Industry Daily For anti-submarine warfare, two Mark 32 torpedo tube sets were fitted; originally firing the Mark 44 torpedo, the Adelaides later carried the Mark 46, then the MU90 Impact following the FFG Upgrade.Fish & Grevatt, Australia's HMAS Toowoomba test fires MU90 torpedo Up to six {{convert|12.7|mm|adj=on}} machine guns could be carried for close-in defence, and since 2005, two M2HB .50 calibre machine guns in Mini Typhoon mounts were installed when needed for Persian Gulf deployments.Scott, Enhanced small-calibre systems offer shipborne stopping power The sensor suite included an AN/SPS-49 air search radar, AN/SPS-55 surface search and navigation radar, SPG-60 fire control radar connected to a Mark 92 fire control system, and an AN/SQS-56 hull-mounted sonar. Two helicopters could be embarked: either two S-70B Seahawk or one Seahawk and one AS350B Squirrel.

The last ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry Flight II design, Sydney was laid down at Todd Pacific Shipyards on 16 January 1980.Jones, in The Royal Australian Navy, opp. p. 224No Name (FFG 35), United States Navy She was launched on 26 September 1980, and commissioned into the RAN on 29 January 1983.Sea Power Centre, HMAS Sydney During construction, the ship was identified by the United States Navy hull number FFG-35.

From commissioning until mid-1984, Sydney was attached to the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet as a unit of Destroyer Squadron 9.{{cite news|url=http://navynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=132825#folio=16 |title=From the start to the finish |last=Morley |first=Dave |date=3 December 2015 |work=Navy News |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=8 December 2015 }} During this time, the frigate conducted working-up and training exercises.

In May 1987, Sydney visited Fiji, and was alongside in Suva when the first of the 1987 Fijian coups d'état occurred on 14 May.Jones, in The Royal Australian Navy, p. 260 Sydney and sister ship {{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|2}}, alongside in Lautoka, were instructed to remain off Fiji to aid in any necessary evacuation of Australian citizens; the first component of what became Operation Morris Dance. Sydney remained on station until at least 29 May, when a phased withdrawal began.{{Clarify|When did Sydney actually withdraw?|date=August 2009}}

Following the acquisition of the Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapon system and the Seahawk helicopter, Sydney underwent a modification refit to be capable of using these weapons. This refit occurred over 1987 and 1988, and also saw the installation of fin stabilisation systems.

File:HMAS Sydney 1990.jpg, Sydney.]]

In January 1990, Sydney, {{HMAS|Tobruk|L 50|2}}, and {{HMAS|Jervis Bay|GT 203|2}} were placed on standby to evacuate civilians from Bougainville Island following the Bougainville uprising.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 3 Sydney and Tobruk stood down in February, and the two ships departed with the submarine {{HMAS|Oxley|S 57|2}} on a deployment to Turkey to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove. Following Anzac Day, Sydney continued on a round-the-world voyage, which included numerous diplomatic visits to European and American ports, the first visit of a RAN vessel to Sweden, and participation in a United States counter-narcotics operation in the Caribbean.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, pgs. 4, 6 The frigate arrived home in September.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 4

On 3 December 1990, Sydney and the {{sclass|Perth|destroyer|2}} {{HMAS|Brisbane|D 41|2}} arrived in the Persian Gulf to relieve HMA Ships {{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|2}} and {{HMAS|Darwin|FFG 04|2}} as part of Operation Damask; the Australian military contribution to the Gulf War.Jones, in The Royal Australian Navy, p. 263 Sydney was assigned to the escort screen around Battle Force Zulu (Task Force 154), a naval force built around four United States Navy aircraft carriers, and also participated in surveillance and boarding operations.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 7 The two Australian warships remained in the area until 26 March 1991. Sydney was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation on 4 November 1991 for this deployment, and later received the battle honour "Kuwait 1991".{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |title=Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |archive-date=13 June 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=23 December 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |title=Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2011 |access-date=23 December 2012}}{{Cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1131106 |title=It's An Honour – Honours |access-date=3 August 2009 |quote=Citation: For meritorious operational service in the Persian Gulf during enforcement of sanctions in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions and the subsequent period of hostilities against Iraq to liberate Kuwait in 1990–91.}}

File:HMAS Sydney 1991.jpg

Sydney was deployed back to the Persian Gulf for Operation Damask from September 1991 to February 1992, and again from June 1993 to December 1993.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, pgs 12, 18

On 14 March 1994, Sydney rescued the crew of a yacht which had been participating in the Trans-Tasman Yacht Race before encountering difficulties.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 20 In early October, the frigate was called on to search for survivors of a light aircraft that ditched into the Tasman Sea.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 22

In May 1995, Sydney became the first RAN warship to visit the Russian port of Vladivostok, as support for a diplomatic and trade mission.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 24

In 1997, Sydney was one of several RAN vessels placed on standby following the outbreak of political disturbances in Papua New Guinea as part of the Sandline affair.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 27 No action was required by the Australian warships.

Sydney was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 3 November to 19 December 1999.Stevens, Strength Through Diversity, p. 15 She received the battle honour "East Timor 1999" for this deployment.

On 1 October 2000, Sydney took over from sister ship {{HMAS|Newcastle|FFG 06|2}} as the RAN vessel assigned to support the peace negotiation process in the Solomon Islands that resulted in the signing of the Townsville Peace Agreement.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 40

In October 2001, Sydney returned to the Persian Gulf to operate in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the War in Afghanistan.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 44 The frigate was joined by sister ship {{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|2}} and the amphibious warfare vessel {{HMAS|Kanimbla|L 51|2}} in early December, and returned to Australia in March 2002. Sydney was sent back to the Gulf in support of 2003 invasion of Iraq, operating from May to August 1993 as part of Operations Falconer and Catalyst.Bendle et al., Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations, 1990–2005, p. 48 The battle honours "Persian Gulf 2001–03" and "Iraq 2003" recognise these deployments.

Sydney was the first of four frigates selected to go under the A$1 billion FFG Upgrade, with HMA Ships Darwin, Melbourne and Newcastle following. The upgrade features an 8-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) for 32 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM), upgrades to fire control and air warning radars, and replacement of the hull-mounted sonar and diesel generators. This refit commenced in 2002, but problems with integrating the frigates' anti-missile and anti-torpedo detection and defence systems meant that when Sydney was finished in 2007, she was initially not accepted back into service.Kirk, Dud frigates an inherited nightmareMcPhedran, Frigates 'can't go to war' despite $1.4bn upgrade By November 2008, the problems with the upgrade had been solved.McPhedran, Australia's naval frigates 'worth the wait{{'}}

File:US Navy 090717-N-4236E-473 The Royal Australian Navy Adelaide-class guided missile frigate HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) and the Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFG 155) perform formation maneuvering with the guided missile destroyer.jpg

On the morning of 13 March 2009, Sydney was one of seventeen warships involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.Brooke, Marching into History The frigate led the line of thirteen ships involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored in the harbour for the review.

On 20 April 2009, Sydney and the Anzac-class frigate {{HMAS|Ballarat|FFH 155|6}} departed from Sydney as part of Operation Northern Trident, a six-month round-the-world voyage by the two vessels, with numerous diplomatic visits and joint exercises with foreign navies.Northern Trident 2009, Royal Australian Navy On 17 May, Sydney and Ballarat provided aid to two merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, driving off two separate groups of Somali pirates attacking the ships.Dodd, RAN warships to the rescue as Somali pirates flee Sydney remained in the area to report the incidents to Combined Task Force 151, while Ballarat escorted an impromptu convoy of eight ships, including the two that were attacked, to safety. The two warships visited ports in Western Europe, North America, the Pacific and northern Asia, with Sydney arriving back in her namesake city on 19 September.HMAS Sydney returns home, ABC Online

File:HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) at IFR.jpg

In May 2013, Sydney began a three-month deployment with the United States Seventh Fleet, attached to Carrier Strike Group Five as an escort for the carrier {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|6}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/australian-frigate-embeds-with-us-navy-at-yokosuka-japan-1.219769 |title=Australian frigate embeds with US Navy at Yokosuka, Japan |last=Slavin |first=Erik |date=6 May 2013 |work=Stars and Stripes |access-date=10 May 2013}}

In October 2013, Sydney participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney.{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |title=Participating Warships |date=2013 |work=International Fleet Review 2013 website |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210092404/http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr/participants/warships |archive-date=10 December 2013 |access-date=14 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}

Sydney visited Hobart in February 2015 for the Royal Hobart Regatta.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-09/navy-divers-recover-anchor-that-fell-off-hmas-sydney/6080102 |title=Navy divers recover HMAS Sydney anchor which fell off in Hobart's River Derwent |last=Shannon |first=Lucy |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=15 February 2015 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} During the weekend of 7–8 February,{{date?|date=February 2015|reason=Source cited only specifies "weekend"}} the frigate was anchored in the River Derwent to free up wharf space for a civilian vessel. On attempting to return to Macquarie Wharf, the anchor chain broke, leaving the anchor {{convert|25|m}} below. The anchor was later recovered by divers. The loss of the anchor prevented Sydney from fulfilling duties as the regatta flagship, as the ship would be unable to maintain a stationary position during the event.

Sydney sailed into her namesake city for the final time on 27 February 2015.{{cite news |author=Australian Associated Press |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/hmas-sydney-sails-into-sydney-harbour-before-being-decommissioned/story-e6frg8yo-1227241618830 |title=HMAS Sydney sails into Sydney Harbour before being decommissioned |date=27 February 2015 |access-date=27 February 2015 |work=The Australian}} Despite flying a decommissioning pennant, the ship was not paid off until 7 November 2015; two years later than originally expected.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/ex-navy-ship-could-be-sunk-off-coogee-beach-to-create-artificial-dive-reef-to-boost-tourism/story-fngr8h22-1227554116756 |title=Ex-Navy ship could be sunk off Coogee Beach to create artificial dive reef to boost tourism |last=Aubusson |first=Laura |date=5 October 2015 |work=NewsLocal |publisher=News Limited |access-date=9 October 2015}} In the interim, she was moored at Fleet Base East as an alongside training ship.

On 6 November, the day prior to paying off, a parade of 350 current and former personnel from the ship marched in Sydney.{{cite news|url=http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/11/07/03/33/hmas-sydney-bows-out-after-32-years |title=HMAS Sydney bows out after 32 years |last=Australian Associated Press (AAP) |date=7 November 2015 |work=9news.com.au |publisher=NineMSN |access-date=7 November 2015}}{{clarification needed|reason=Was this a Freedom of Entry parade, or something more general?|date=November 2015}} At the time of decommissioning, Sydney had travelled {{convert|959,627|nmi}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-07/hmas-sydney-retires-after-32-years-service/6921236 |title=HMAS Sydney decommissioned after 32 years of service |date=7 November 2015 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 November 2015}} She will be replaced by one of the three {{sclass|Hobart|destroyer|1}}s.{{cite press release |title=Final entry into Sydney for city's namesake warship |url=http://news.defence.gov.au/2015/02/27/final-entry-into-sydney-for-citys-namesake-warship/ |publisher=Department of Defence |access-date=27 February 2015 |date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227060815/http://news.defence.gov.au/2015/02/27/final-entry-into-sydney-for-citys-namesake-warship/ |archive-date=27 February 2015 }}

In April 2016, the Navy offered Sydney for use as a dive wreck to Australia's states and territories, in the same manner as her sisters {{HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|2}} and {{HMAS|Canberra|FFG 02|2}}. However, the decision to utilise the ship in this way has been condemned by different organisations, with calls for it to be restored as a memorial to the modern RAN.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-12/sinking-navy-ships-will-be-a-'loss-to-history'/7318488 |title=Navy's decision to sink HMAS Sydney and Tobruk 'a great loss to Australia's military history' |last1=Taylor |first1=David |date=12 April 2016 |website=ABC News|access-date=6 October 2016 }} No organisations expressed interest in using the ship as a dive wreck, and in May 2017 Sydney departed under tow for Western Australia where she was to be scrapped.{{cite web|last1=Minister for Defence Personnel Media Release|title=Ex-HMAS Sydney retires to Western Australia|url=http://news.navy.gov.au/en/May2017/Fleet/3744/Ex-HMAS-Sydney-retires-to-Western-Australia.htm#.WSgHs2iGOUk|website=Navy Daily|access-date=26 May 2017|date=18 May 2017}}

In May 2017, the Sydney was towed to Henderson, Western Australia to be scrapped. A former Todd Shipyards employee informed the company doing the scrapping, Birdon, that a miniature of MacNoughton Canadian Whisky "wrapped in insulation tape, was apparently hidden inside the forward starboard leg of the main mast of HMAS Sydney by the team that built her at the Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle in 1982. The date, 10 April 1982 was also scribbled on the label." The bottle was retrieved from its hiding place of 35 years.{{cite web|last1=Millar|first1=Rupert|title=WHISKY FOUND STASHED ON WARSHIP AFTER 35 YEARS|url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/06/whisky-found-stashed-on-warship-after-35-years/|website=the drinks business|date=29 June 2017 |publisher=Union Press Ltd|access-date=29 June 2017}}

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