HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), relieved HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), in the US Seventh Fleet off Vietnam.
VADM Sir Victor Smith presented a cheque for $32,500 to VADM William F. Bringle, US Seventh Fleet. The money was the proceeds of an Australian appeal to assist relatives of US sailors lost in the USS FRANK E EVANS, (destroyer), as a result of her colliding with HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier).