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HMAS SydneyFour ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Sydney after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales. The first Sydney was a Town-class light cruiser launched 29 August 1912. The second Sydney was a modified Leander class light cruiser la HMAS MelbourneThree ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria and second largest city in Australia. The first Melbourne was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1912. The second Melbourne was a Maj HMAS AnzacThree ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Anzac after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, which came into definite use in January, 1915: The first Anzac (G-00) was a Marksman class destroyer commissioned in 1920 and paid off in HMAS AruntaTwo ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS Arunta derived from the Arrernte aboriginal people from central Australia. The first Arunta was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1942. The second Arunta is an Anzac class frigate comm HMAS BallaratTwo ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Ballarat, for the city of Ballarat (or Ballaarat) in Victoria. The first HMAS Ballarat was a Bathurst class corvette, built by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria, launched on 10 De HMAS BarcooHMAS Barcoo (K-375/F-375/A-245), named for the Barcoo River in Queensland, was a River class frigate laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 21 October 1942, launched on 26 August 1943 by Mrs. Keane, HMAS Barwon HMAS Bataan (I91) HMAS Brisbane HMAS Adelaide (1918) HMAS Burdekin HMAS Canberra HMAS Condamine HMAS Culgoa HMAS Darwin (FFG04)