During her return from Korea , '' Sydney '' ferried Spitfires and Vampires between several British bases in Southeast Asia . After a brief refit , '' Sydney '' embarked the 20th CAG in June 1952 , before proceeding on a round-Australia cruise . The carrier visited Manus Island , was present off the coast of the Montebello Islands for the first British atomic bomb test , Operation Hurricane , on 3 October , and arrived back in her namesake city in November . On 25 March 1953 , '' Sydney '' departed for England with representatives from each of the three branches of the Australian and New Zealand militaries for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . The carrier and her aircraft participated in the Coronation Fleet Review on 15 June , and visited Canada , the United States , the Caribbean , Panama , Hawaii , and New Zealand on the return voyage , before reaching Sydney on 15 August . The carrier 's 10,000 th deck landing occurred during this voyage : a Firefly completed the landing on 17 July , while '' Sydney '' was en route to Pearl Harbor
Operation Hurricane
Operation Hurricane
HMAS Sydney (R17)