HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), was towed by HMS STRONGHOLD from Singapore to Java. VENDETTA was in the middle of an extended refit and was immobilised.
The former Chinese river boats PING WO and WHANG PU sailed from Singapore to Australia. PING WO later took over the tow of the destroyer HMAS VENDETTA from HMS STRONGHOLD and despite encountering adverse weather conditions and breakdowns, delivered the destroyer to Fremantle. Both river boats were later commissioned into the RAN and served as workshop vessels in New Guinea waters. They were paid off in 1946 and returned to China.