HMAS Vampire

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HMAS Vampire was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in 1917 as HMS Wallace, the ship was renamed and commissioned into the RN later that year. Vampire was lent to the RAN in 1933, and operated as a depot tender until just before World War II. Reactivated for war service, the destroyer served in the Mediterranean as part of the Scrap Iron Flotilla, and was escorting the British warships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse during their loss to Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea in December 1941. Vampire was sunk on 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft while sailing with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes from Trincomalee.

1917  WikimediaWikidata
HMS Wallace; I68
shipwreckdestroyerV and W-class destroyerJ. Samuel WhiteRoyal NavyRoyal Australian Navy


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    4 inch gun on HMAS Vampire 1938 SLV4 inch gun on HMAS Vampire 1938 SLV
    John Henry Endicott on the deck of the RAN Destroyer HMAS VampireJohn Henry Endicott on the deck of the RAN Destroyer HMAS Vampire
    HMAS Vampire (AWM 012563)HMAS Vampire (AWM 012563)
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    HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire under air attack 1942HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire under air attack 1942
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    HMAS Vampire taken on December 21, 2017 in Australian National Maritime Museum.HMAS Vampire taken on December 21, 2017 in Australian National Maritime Museum.
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      linkpageDreadnought Project page@Wikidata
      linkpagenaval-history.net page@Wikidata
      siteshipwreck1917HMAS VampireV and W-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
      siteshipwreck1924HMS Hermesshipwreck, aircraft carrierWikidata
      siteshipwreck1940HMS Hollyhockshipwreck, corvette, Flower-class corvetteWikidata
      commonsimage4 inch gun on HMAS Vampire 1938 SLV Commons
      commonsimageJohn Henry Endicott on the deck of the RAN Destroyer HMAS Vampire Commons
      commonsimageHMAS Vampire (AWM 012563) Commons
      commonsimageHMAS Vampire 1942 Commons
      commonsimageHMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire under air attack 1942 Commons
      commonsimageMaritime Museum (6181840479) Commons
      commonsimageHMAS Vampire taken on December 21, 2017 in Australian National Maritime Museum. Commons
      commonsimageHMAS Vampire Commons