herakles
20-04-2008, 01:45
There are three ships bearing this name. The first is the topic of this post. The second was a submarine (P72) launched in 1943 and broken up in 1950. The third was an Australian built Daring Class destroyer launched in 1956. One of her duties was escort to HMY Britannia during the Queen's Jubilee visit to Australia. She was paid off in 1986 and is now preserved as a museum ship at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour in Sydney's Port Jackson, where it serves as the museum's largest floating exhibition. Vampire is the largest museum ship in Australia.
HMS Vampire, a V Class destroyer, was launched May 1917. In October 1933 she was transferred to the Australian Navy and renamed HMAS Vampire.
She assisted in the evacuation from Greece in 1941. In December she joined the Eastern Fleet, based at Colombo. Soon after she joined Repulse and Tenedos for a trip to Australia but this was then cancelled.
With Repulse and the Prince of Wales, she was in Singapore Harbour when they were all attacked on 8 Dec 1941 by the Japanese. There was no ship damage.
The same day, Force Z went to sea. As well as Repulse and the Prince of Wales, there were the destroyers Vampire, Tenedos and Electra. On the 9th, the force was ordered back to Singapore. On the afternoon of the 10th, Repulse and Prince of Wales were sunk. The three destroyers moved in to pick up survivors.
On 9 April 1942, whilst escorting the British carrier Hermes off Batticaloa, they were attacked by Japanese carrier aircraft. Both ships sunk, Vampire broken in half by a well placed bomb. Nine crew were lost.
There's some good pictures of HMAS (HMS) Vampire here: http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/pages/destroyers/hms_vampire_d68_page_1.htm
Crew from HMS Vampire assisted in rescuing some crew from the Aberdeen trawler Imperial Prince when she founded on the Belshevie Sands in October 1923.
See here for a description: http://www.bavidge.co.uk/black_dog.htm
The picture shows the National Maritime museum.
For a picture of HMAS Vampire see the thread "On This Day". I cannot post the same picture twice.
HMS Vampire, a V Class destroyer, was launched May 1917. In October 1933 she was transferred to the Australian Navy and renamed HMAS Vampire.
She assisted in the evacuation from Greece in 1941. In December she joined the Eastern Fleet, based at Colombo. Soon after she joined Repulse and Tenedos for a trip to Australia but this was then cancelled.
With Repulse and the Prince of Wales, she was in Singapore Harbour when they were all attacked on 8 Dec 1941 by the Japanese. There was no ship damage.
The same day, Force Z went to sea. As well as Repulse and the Prince of Wales, there were the destroyers Vampire, Tenedos and Electra. On the 9th, the force was ordered back to Singapore. On the afternoon of the 10th, Repulse and Prince of Wales were sunk. The three destroyers moved in to pick up survivors.
On 9 April 1942, whilst escorting the British carrier Hermes off Batticaloa, they were attacked by Japanese carrier aircraft. Both ships sunk, Vampire broken in half by a well placed bomb. Nine crew were lost.
There's some good pictures of HMAS (HMS) Vampire here: http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/pages/destroyers/hms_vampire_d68_page_1.htm
Crew from HMS Vampire assisted in rescuing some crew from the Aberdeen trawler Imperial Prince when she founded on the Belshevie Sands in October 1923.
See here for a description: http://www.bavidge.co.uk/black_dog.htm
The picture shows the National Maritime museum.
For a picture of HMAS Vampire see the thread "On This Day". I cannot post the same picture twice.