HMAS Vendetta (D08)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMAS Vendetta.
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| Career (Australia (RAN)) |  |
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| Builder: | Williamstown Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 4 July 1950 |
| Launched: | 3 May 1954 |
| Commissioned: | 26 November 1958 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 October 1979 |
| Honours and awards: |
Battle honours: Vietnam 1969-70 Six inherited battle honours[1] |
| Fate: | Disposed of |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Daring class destroyer |
HMAS Vendetta (D08) was a Daring class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was laid down by the Williamstown Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 4 July 1950, launched on 3 May 1954 and commissioned on 26 November 1958.
Vendetta was the only Australian-built warship to perform in an active combat role in the Vietnam War.[2] During this time she saw service as part of the USN shore barrage, ably demonstrating her superiority as a purpose built gun ship, with her pin-point accuracy and high rate of fire - she had had her gun directors modified to extend their range out to beyond 22,000 yards and could achieve 65 rounds per minute from her main armament.
Vendetta paid off on 9 October 1979.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Festberg, Alfred N. (1981). Heraldry in the Royal Australian Navy. Melbourne, VIC: Silverleaf Publishing. pp. 73–4. ISBN 0949746002. OCLC 9780949746009.
- ^ Lind 1986, p. 274.
[edit] References
- Lind, Lew (1986) [1982]. The Royal Australian Navy - Historic Naval Events Year by Year (2nd ed. ed.). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Reed Books. ISBN 0730100715. OCLC 16922225.
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