Historical information

The HMAS Sydney FFG 03 was an Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australia Navy.
She was constructed in the United States of America and was launched in 1980.
The Sydney was commissioned on 29 January 1983 and decommissioned on 07 November 2015.

Significance

The HMAS Sydney was commissioned to the Royal Australian Navy and has been involved in responses in Fiji and Bougainville, she was also deployed to the Persian Gulf on five occasions to support US Gulf War operations.

Physical description

A stained wooden plaque with an etched picture of the Sydney and the ships motto 'Thorough and Ready' on a plate attached to the wooden plaque, there is also a presentation plate attached to the plaque.

Inscriptions & markings

HMAS Sydney FFG 03
Presented to Geelong RSL by HMAS Sydney 13 July 1991