HMAS Sydney leaves Pearl Harbor for the RIMPAC 2026 sea phase

Grey Australian destroyer with hull number 42 and a tall mast sailing left to right across clear turquoise water at the Pearl Harbor entrance under white clouds, with low green shoreline and hills behind and rocks in the foreground. — U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand · Public domain (U.S. Navy photo)

ARCHIVE photo, taken July 8, 2026, released by the U.S. Navy (ID 260708-N-ZS023-1196, DVIDS 9800547). The Navy caption says the Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to start the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, with 30 nations taking part from June 24 to July 31. It was part of the 131-day deployment that Defence says ended at Fleet Base East on Oct. 18.

What: HMAS Sydney leaves Pearl Harbor for the RIMPAC 2026 sea phase
Where: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
When: Jul 8, 2026
Who: U.S. Navy, via DVIDS
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. A warship leaving harbour; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Navy, via DVIDS · DVIDS image 9800547: HMAS Sydney departs Pearl Harbor to begin RIMPAC 2026 sea phase

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Captured 8 July 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Navy, via DVIDS. Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand. License: Public domain (U.S. Navy photo).

Archive · 8 July 2026