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HMAS Sydney (V) sails in company with HMAS Choules off the North Coast of Australia during a Regional Presence Deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

Sydney and Choules meet at sea

19/10/202619/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 202 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, HMAS Sydney (V)

HMAS Sydney rendezvoused with HMAS Choules in the Arafura Sea on 4 October, spending time operating together before continuing their separate deployments. CAPTION: HMAS

HMAS Stuart conducts maritime training operations in the South China Sea as part of a regional presence deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Matthew Lyall.

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Sydney and Stuart cross wakes in South China Sea

01/10/202601/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1073 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stuart, HMAS Sydney (V)

Two Royal Australian Navy ships rendezvoused in the South China Sea before continuing their regional presence deployments across the Indo-Pacific.

HMAS Sydney (V) conducts a 5-inch Mark 45 62-calibre gun serial during the RIMPAC 2026 sea phase. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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Exciting shoot for HMAS Sydney on RIMPAC Rodeo

25/07/202626/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 672 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney (V), RIMPAC

HMAS Sydney took part in the ‘RIMPAC Rodeo’, an international naval gunfire support serial during the sea phase of Exercise