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166: 58: 2230: 2003: 1878: 766: 2422: 2191: 1964: 37: 3582: 3565: 3577: 3557: 840: 541:, with a beam of 29 feet 6.25 inches (8.9980 m), and a maximum draught of 13 feet 8.75 inches (4.1847 m). Propulsion machinery consisted of three White Forster boilers supplying two Brown-Curtis steam turbines, which provided 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) to the destroyer's two propellers. Maximum speed was 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph), and 560:
mountings, a single Lewis gun (later replaced by a 4-barrel Vickers .303 gun), and two torpedo tube sets (initially 3-tube, later replaced by 4-tube sets). Four depth charge chutes were fitted during construction, with two depth charge throwers installed later; the destroyer could carry up to 50
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ordered by the RN in the 1916–17 construction program. Originally, there were to be differences in design between the V class leaders and the rest of the V-class destroyers, but in order to save time in designing the destroyers, changes were limited to the layout of the bridge and accommodation
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resumed escort and patrol duties, and on several occasions was unsuccessfully used in attempts to lure the Italian fleet to where they could be engaged by the Allies. In late October and early November, the early phases of the
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were ordered to depart Trincomalee to avoid a follow-up strike. Sailing on 8 April, the two ships avoided the aerial bombing of the port early the next morning, but were spotted and attacked by 85 Japanese
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came under attack by 16 Vals and claimed to have shot down at least one aircraft but was hit or near missed by all sixteen 250 kg bombs, breaking in half and sinking 10 minutes after
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was lent to the RAN in 1933, and operated as a depot tender until just before World War II. Reactivated for war service, the destroyer served in the Mediterranean as part of the
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could sail 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The standard ship's company was made up of 6 officers and 113 sailors.
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on 11 October 1933, and were commissioned into the RAN on the same day. Less than a week later, the ships left for Australia, arriving in Sydney on 21 December.
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The Hunting of Force Z: The Brief, Controversial Life of the Modern Battleship, and its Tragic Close With the Destruction of the "Prince of Wales" and "Repulse"
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British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans
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was awarded five battle honours for her wartime service: "Calabria 1940", "Libya 1940–41", "Greece 1941", "Crete 1941", and "Indian Ocean 1941–42".
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as escorts, but the force was recalled. Early in the morning of 8 December (Singapore time), Singapore came under attack by Japanese aircraft.
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for use as a tender. The destroyer remained in "reserve commission" until 11 May 1938, when she was recommissioned for full service.
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cancelled the operation, and ordered the force to return to Singapore. On the way back, they were spotted and reported by
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of 1,188 tons, and a deep load displacement of 1,489 tons. She was 312 feet 0.75 inches (95.1167 m) in
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was paid off into reserve on 31 January 1934, but was recommissioned for three days in mid-July to be sailed down to
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operated in Australian waters until the start of World War II, and on 14 October 1939, joined her sister ships and
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was attacked by 45 bombers and sustained 40 hits or very near misses and was lost within twenty minutes.
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stripped her engines, forcing the destroyer to dock for repairs. These were completed on 8 January 1941.
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On 26 January 1942, following reports that an unescorted group of Japanese troopships was sailing near
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was attached to Eastern Fleet forces operating in the Indian Ocean. At the start of April,
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rescued 225 of the ships' 2,081 survivors from the sea, and transported them to Singapore.
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was sent back to Greece, where she operated until May, aiding in the Allied reinforcement (
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s commanding officer and eight sailors were the only fatalities. The survivors from both
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on 10 October 1916, and was launched on 21 May 1917. In July 1917, the ship was renamed
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was sunk on 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft while sailing with the aircraft carrier
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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from Ceylon, as the Japanese presence in the area was likely to become dominant.
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was the result of near misses and splinters caused by Italian aircraft bombing
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for major repairs, which lasted until late 1941. In September, Commander
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3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
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was sent to investigate the area, finding nothing. That afternoon,
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torpedo tubes (2 triple mounts, later increased to 2 quad mounts)
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and six destroyers. The allied destroyers attempted to escape:
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the last to submerge. Despite the ferocity of the attack,
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by 85 Japanese aircraft off Kuantan by aircraft from the
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Shores, Christopher; Cull, Brian; Izawa, Yasuho (1993).
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Main armament for a V-class destroyer consisted of four
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Service histories of Royal Navy warships in World War 2
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was primarily assigned to convoy escort duties between
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V and W-class destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy
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Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 9 April 1942
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HMS Vampire

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QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns
QF 2-pounder gun
21 inch (533 mm)
depth charge
V-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Scrap Iron Flotilla
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Repulse
their loss to Japanese aircraft
HMS Hermes
Trincomalee
Admiralty V-class
flotilla leaders

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