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HMAS Vampire (ll)

HMAS Vampire was one of eight Daring Class Destroyers constructed at Cockatoo Island Dockyards. Four Daring’s were initially ordered for the Royal Australian Navy, although only three, Voyager, Vendetta and Vampire were eventually completed at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Melbourne.

  • Commissioned
    23 June 1959
  • Decommissioned
    13 August 1986
  • Fate

    Preserved as a museum ship at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney.

The bat, HMAS Vampire by Darrell White.

The bat, HMAS Vampire

by Darrell White

  • Additional reading on HMAS Vampire (ll)
    • HMAS Vampire (II), The Sea Power Centre (navy.gov.au)
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Naval Historical Review: June 2007
June 2007 Front Page
June 2007 Front Page
2007 Inside Front Cover
2007 Inside Front Cover
2007 Inside Rear Cover
2007 Inside Rear Cover
June 2007 Rear Cover
June 2007 Rear Cover

The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images  of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.

Articles from this Edition

  • Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
  • Further Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle, 1941
  • Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944
  • HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004
  • HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944
  • Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers
  • Leadership: Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto
  • Letters: Followup on Singapore Naval Base