HMAS PERTH was at Alexandria for camouflage painting on the 27/12/40 and 28/12/40, and on the 30/12/40 replaced sister ship SYDNEY in the 7th Cruiser Squadron.
HMAS VAMPIRE, (destroyer), sailed from Alexandria to relieve HMS WRYNECK on the Inshore Patrol off Bardia. VAMPIRE developed engine problems and returned to port for urgent repairs.
Australian Naval History on 27 December 1940
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