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HMAS Vendetta I

Australian Naval History on 27 April 1941

On This Day · Apr 27, 1941 ·

HMA Ships STUART, VENDETTA, VAMPIRE, and WATERHEN, (destroyers), sailed from Suda Bay to Alexandria as escort to convoy GA12. RAN ships evacuating troops from Greece, picked up the last message ...

Australian Naval History on 24 April 1941

On This Day · Apr 24, 1941 ·

Operation Demon, (the evacuation of Greece from 24-29 April), took place. HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), and HMA Ships STUART, VAMPIRE, VENDETTA, VOYAGER, and WATERHEN, (destroyers, the Scrap-Iron Flotilla?), all took part ...

Australian Naval History on 21 April 1941

On This Day · Apr 21, 1941 ·

HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), sank an Italian supply schooner in a night action off Derna, Libya. HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), and HM Ships AJAX and ORION, (cruisers), provided support for the bombardment ...

Australian Naval History on 12 April 1941

On This Day · Apr 12, 1941 ·

The siege of Tobruk started and went on for 242 days, until the 8 December. The Tobruk Ferry involved RAN destroyers making 139 runs, with HMAS VENDETTA alone making 39. ...

Australian Naval History on 6 April 1941

On This Day · Apr 6, 1941 ·

The Seagull amphibian from HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), crashed and sank when taking off in Cook Strait. HMAS HOBART, (cruiser), was in company with AUSTRALIA, and landed its Seagull aircraft on ...

Australian Naval History on 30 March 1941

On This Day · Mar 30, 1941 ·

The Mediterranean Fleet returned to a vociferous welcome from ships at Alexandria after the Battle of Matapan. HMA Ships PERTH, STUART, and VENDETTA were detached after the battle to escort ...

Australian Naval History on 28 March 1941

On This Day · Mar 28, 1941 ·

The Battle of Matapan commenced. HMA Ships PERTH, STUART, and VENDETTA participated in the battle which destroyed Italian naval supremacy in the Mediterranean. VENDETTA was the first Australian ship to ...

Australian Naval History on 19 January 1941

On This Day · Jan 19, 1941 ·

ADML A. B. Cunningham, RN, (C in C, Mediterranean), reported to the Admiralty that the Inshore Squadron had ferried 35000 Italian POWs to Alexandria in 10 days, as well as ...

Australian Naval History on 16 December 1940

On This Day · Dec 16, 1940 ·

HMA Ships VOYAGER and VENDETTA, (destroyers), supported HMS TERROR, (monitor), in the bombardment of Bardia, Libya. ...

Australian Naval History on 15 December 1940

On This Day · Dec 15, 1940 ·

CAPT H. L. Waller, RAN, in HMAS STUART, (destroyer), was appointed Senior Naval Officer Afloat to command the Inshore Squadron comprising HMA Ships VAMPIRE, VENDETTA, VOYAGER, and WATERHEN, (destroyers), HMS ...

Australian Naval History on 28 October 1940

On This Day · Oct 28, 1940 ·

Italy invaded Greece, and Greece joined the Allies. HMA Ships SYDNEY, (cruiser), STUART, VAMPIRE, VENDETTA, VOYAGER, and WATERHEN, (destroyers), were deployed to escort supply convoys to Greece. W.M. Hughes succeeded ...

Australian Naval History on 17 August 1940

On This Day · Aug 17, 1940 ·

The Port of Sydney was closed, when objects suspected of being mines were sighted, off Botany Bay. HMA Ships STUART, VENDETTA, and WATERHEN, (destroyers), were on the screen of HM ...

Australian Naval History on 26 July 1940

On This Day · Jul 26, 1940 ·

HMA Ships VAMPIRE and VENDETTA, (destroyers), with HMS ORION, (cruiser), demonstrated off the Italian-held island of Castellorizo to divert enemy attention from an important convoy bound for Greece. ...

Australian Naval History on 25 June 1940

On This Day · Jun 25, 1940 ·

France capitulated. ADML A. B. Cunningham concentrated the Mediterranean Fleet at Alexandria to contain the French Squadron in the port. RAN ships with the Mediterranean Fleet were HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), ...

Australian Naval History on 3 June 1940

On This Day · Jun 3, 1940 ·

HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), commenced a long refit at Malta. During this time her ships company were loaned to the Army, and became part of the force ready to repel a ...

Australian Naval History on 27 May 1940

David Stratton · May 27, 1940 ·

The 19th Destroyer Division (Stuart (I), Vampire, Voyager (I), Vendetta (I) and Waterhen (I)) and the 20th Destroyer Division (HM Ships Dainty, Diamond, Decoy and Defender) combined to form the ...

Australian Naval History on 7 May 1940

David Stratton · May 7, 1940 ·

Destroyers Vendetta, Voyager, Waterhen departed Malta as escorts for HMS Warspite. They arrivd at Alexandria on the 10th ...

Australian Naval History on 3 January 1940

David Stratton · Jan 3, 1940 ·

HMA Ships VENDETTA and WATERHEN departed Marseilles escorting convoy K.6 consisting of  troopships ROHNA (8602grt), TAIREA (7933grt), DEVONSHIRE (11,275grt), DILWARA (11,080grt), RAJULA (8478grt) and TALAMBA (8018grt). ...

Australian Naval History on 2 January 1940

David Stratton · Jan 2, 1940 ·

The 5 destroyers of the Scrap Iron flotilla were organised as the 19th Destroyer Division of the Mediterranean Fleet. They had arrived at Malta between the 17th and 24th of ...

Australian Naval History on 18 December 1939

On This Day · Dec 18, 1939 ·

German Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels, described the arrival of the Australian Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean as ‘a consignment of junk’, and ‘Australia’s Scrap Iron Flotilla’. The five WWI destroyers, ...

Australian Naval History on 8 September 1939

On This Day · Sep 8, 1939 ·

The British Admiralty asked Australia to send a cruiser and five destroyers for service beyond the Australia Station. The five destroyers, HMA Ships VAMPIRE, VOYAGER, VENDETTA, WATERHEN and STUART were ...

Australian Naval History on 3 September 1939

On This Day · Sep 3, 1939 ·

The ‘Declaration of war on Germany’ was issued. The Imperial war telegram was received in Canberra at 2150. It read; ‘Total Germany, repeat, total Germany’. At 2115 in a radio ...

Australian Naval History on 3 April 1939

On This Day · Apr 3, 1939 ·

HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), transported the body of the Australian Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons, to Devonport, TAS, for burial. ...

Australian Naval History on 9 November 1936

On This Day · Nov 9, 1936 ·

HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), was despatched from Sydney to search for the 32 foot launch VIKING, missing between Sydney and Lord Howe Island. Although five steamers and numerous smaller craft joined ...

Australian Naval History on 17 October 1933

On This Day · Oct 17, 1933 ·

The Australian Destroyer Flotilla, HMA Ships STUART, VAMPIRE, VENDETTA, VOYAGER and WATERHEN, departed Chatham and, proceeding via Suez, reached Singapore on 28 November, Darwin on 7 December and Sydney on ...

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