HMAS Vampire
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At least two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Vampire:
- Vampire (D68) (1917), a V class destroyer launched for the Royal Navy on 21 May 1917. As HMS Vampire she served in World War I with the Royal Navy and was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933, becoming HMAS Vampire, served in World War II, and was sunk by air attack off Ceylon on 9 April 1942.
- Vampire (D11), a Daring class destroyer launched on 10 October 1956. Paid off in 1986. She is preserved in Sydney as a museum ship.
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
