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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">1958 Daring-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other ships with the same name, see <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vendetta" title="HMAS Vendetta">HMAS Vendetta</a>.</div> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/56px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/84px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/112px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" />Australia</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>Vendetta</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Naval_Dockyard" class="mw-redirect" title="Williamstown Naval Dockyard">Williamstown Naval Dockyard</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>4 July 1949</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>3 May 1954</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>26 November 1958</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>9 October 1979</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Motto</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Vindico</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">I Avenge</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Honours and awards</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Battle honours:</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation" title="Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation">Malaysia</a> 1964–66</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam</a> 1969–70</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Seven <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vendetta#Battle_honours" title="HMAS Vendetta">inherited battle honours</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Sold for scrap in 1987</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Daring-class_destroyer_(1949)" title="Daring-class destroyer (1949)">Daring-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2,800 tons standard</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">3,600 tons full load</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>390 ft (120 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>43 ft (13 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) mean</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) deep</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × Foster Wheeler boilers</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × English Electric geared turbines</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 shafts</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">54,000 hp (40,000 kW)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>Over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td>3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>20 officers, 300 sailors</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6 × 4.5-inch guns (3 twin turrets)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6 × 40 mm Bofors (2 twin, 2 single)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">5 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (pentad mount)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × Limbo mortar</li> </ul></td></tr> </tbody></table> HMAS Vendetta was one of three <a href="/wiki/Daring-class_destroyer_(1949)" title="Daring-class destroyer (1949)">Daring-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyers</a> built for and operated by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (RAN). The destroyer was built by <a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Naval_Dockyard" class="mw-redirect" title="Williamstown Naval Dockyard">Williamstown Naval Dockyard</a> and entered service in 1958. During her early career, Vendetta was deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Strategic_Reserve" title="Far East Strategic Reserve">Far East Strategic Reserve</a> on multiple occasions. In 1965 and 1966, the destroyer undertook deterrence patrols during the <a href="/wiki/Indonesia-Malaysia_Confrontation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation">Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation</a>. Along with several runs escorting the troop transport <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(R17)" title="HMAS Sydney (R17)">HMAS Sydney</a> to <a href="/wiki/South_Vietnam" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a>, from late 1969 to early 1970 Vendetta was assigned to combat operations and became the only Australian-built warship to serve in a shore bombardment role during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. The ship underwent a two-year modernisation from 1971 to 1973, and in December 1974 was one of thirteen RAN warships involved in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Navy_Help_Darwin" title="Operation Navy Help Darwin">Operation Navy Help Darwin</a> after <a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Tracy" title="Cyclone Tracy">Cyclone Tracy</a> devastated Darwin. Several more deployments were made to the Far East, up until 1978. In October 1979, the destroyer was decommissioned, and served as a <a href="/wiki/Parts_hulk" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts hulk">parts hulk</a> for sister ship <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vampire_(D11)" title="HMAS Vampire (D11)">HMAS Vampire</a>. Vendetta was sold for <a href="/wiki/Ship_breaking" title="Ship breaking">ship breaking</a> in January 1987. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_construction">Design and construction</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and construction">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Daring-class_destroyer_(1949)" title="Daring-class destroyer (1949)">Daring-class destroyer (1949)</a></div> The Royal Australian Navy initially ordered four <a href="/wiki/Daring-class_destroyer_(1949)" title="Daring-class destroyer (1949)">Daring-class destroyers</a>, which were to be named after the ships of the "<a href="/wiki/Scrap_Iron_Flotilla" title="Scrap Iron Flotilla">Scrap Iron Flotilla</a>" of World War II. The ships were modified during construction: most changes were made to improve habitability, including the installation of air-conditioning.<a href="#cite_note-Coop167-1">[1]</a> Vendetta and her sister ships were the first all-welded ships to be constructed in Australia.<a href="#cite_note-Coop168-2">[2]</a> The Darings had a standard <a href="/wiki/Displacement_(ship)" title="Displacement (ship)">displacement</a> of 2,800 tons, which increased to 3,600 tons at full load.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Vendetta and her sisters were 390 feet (120 m) long, with a <a href="/wiki/Beam_(nautical)" title="Beam (nautical)">beam</a> of 43 feet (13 m), and a <a href="/wiki/Draught_(hull)" class="mw-redirect" title="Draught (hull)">draught</a> of 12 feet 9 inches (3.89 m) at mean, and 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) at full or deep load.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Her propulsion system consisted of two Foster Wheeler boilers, feeding two English Electric geared turbines, which provided 54,000 horsepower (40,000 kW) to two propeller shafts.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Vendetta could sail at over 30 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (56 km/h; 35 mph), and had a range of 3,700 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nautical miles</a> (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Her standard ship's company consisted of 20 officers and 300 sailors.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Vendetta's main armament consisted of six 4.5-inch guns mounted in three twin turrets, two forward and one aft with a maximum rate of fire of 16 rounds per minute per barrel or 96 rounds per minute overall.<a href="#cite_note-RAN-4">[4]</a> Her anti-aircraft outfit consisted of six <a href="/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L/60" class="mw-redirect" title="Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60">40 mm Bofors</a>; two single mountings on the forward superstructure, and two twin mountings on the aft superstructure.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Five 21-inch torpedo tubes were fitted to a single pentad mount on the deck between the forward and aft superstructures.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> For anti-submarine warfare, a <a href="/wiki/Limbo_(weapon)" title="Limbo (weapon)">Limbo</a> anti-submarine mortar was carried on the aft deck, offset to port.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock320-3">[3]</a> Vendetta was laid down at <a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Naval_Dockyard" class="mw-redirect" title="Williamstown Naval Dockyard">Williamstown Naval Dockyard</a>, Melbourne on 4 July 1949.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> By 1950, it was already apparent that the Australian Darings would not be completed on time, as the Australian dockyards were experiencing difficulty in keeping up with the construction schedule.<a href="#cite_note-Coop167-1">[1]</a> The destroyer was launched on 3 May 1954 by the widow of <a href="/wiki/Hector_Waller" title="Hector Waller">Hector Waller</a>, who commanded the Scrap Iron Flotilla (including the original <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vendetta_(D69)" title="HMAS Vendetta (D69)">HMAS Vendetta</a>) during World War II.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> On 18 July 1958, on the first occasion Vendetta engaged her engines during builder's trials, the destroyer accidentally rammed the <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Graving_Dock" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Graving Dock">Alfred Dock</a> caisson.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Frame36-6">[6]</a> The collision was caused when the sailor manning the <a href="/wiki/Engine_order_telegraph" title="Engine order telegraph">engine telegraph</a> incorrectly relayed an order of "half astern" as "half ahead", then repeated the mistake when the order was repeated to compensate for the first error.<a href="#cite_note-Frame36-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Cassells160-7">[7]</a> Vendetta's bow breached the caisson, and threatened to flood the dock with <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Quickmatch_(G92)" title="HMAS Quickmatch (G92)">HMAS Quickmatch</a> inside.<a href="#cite_note-Frame36-6">[6]</a> A controlled flooding kept the caisson from failing and prevented damage to Quickmatch or further damage to Vendetta, but the repairs to the destroyer's bow set completion back by three months.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Frame36-6">[6]</a> Vendetta was commissioned on 26 November 1958.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> By the time she was commissioned, the ship's cost increased from <a href="/wiki/Australian_pound" title="Australian pound">A£</a>2.6 million to A£7 million.<a href="#cite_note-Coop168-2">[2]</a> Only three ships, <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Voyager_(D04)" title="HMAS Voyager (D04)">Voyager</a>, Vendetta, and <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vampire_(D11)" title="HMAS Vampire (D11)">Vampire</a>, were completed; the fourth was cancelled to save money.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> Like the preceding destroyer, Vendetta took her name from the concept of <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vendetta" class="extiw" title="wikt:Vendetta">vendetta</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship's badge">ship's badge</a> depicting a <a href="/wiki/Stiletto" title="Stiletto">stiletto</a> dagger clenched in a fist, and the ship carrying the motto "Vindico", Latin for "I Avenge".<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1959–1969">1959–1969</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1959–1969">edit</a>]</div> In April 1959, Vendetta operated in New Zealand waters, before visiting New Guinea in June.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> After a refit, Vendetta and the frigate Quickmatch sailed to Singapore in October for a deployment to the <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Strategic_Reserve" title="Far East Strategic Reserve">Far East Strategic Reserve</a> (FESR), which lasted until July 1960.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Cassells161-11">[11]</a> Vendetta and the sloop <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Swan_(U74)" title="HMAS Swan (U74)">Swan</a> visited Tasmania in February 1961 for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Hobart_Regatta" title="Royal Hobart Regatta">Royal Hobart Regatta</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> On 19 February, Vendetta rescued passengers from the <a href="/wiki/Shaw_Savill_Line" title="Shaw Savill Line">Shaw Savill</a> vessel Runic, which had run aground on <a href="/wiki/Middleton_Reef" title="Middleton Reef">Middleton Reef</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells161-11">[11]</a> The destroyer sailed for her second FESR deployment in April.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> During the six-month deployment, Vendetta operated on <a href="/wiki/South_East_Asia_Treaty_Organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="South East Asia Treaty Organisation">South East Asia Treaty Organisation</a> exercises, visited ports in Borneo, Japan and Malaysia, and represented Australia at the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> independence celebrations.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> On her return, the destroyer underwent a refit at Williamstown.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> Vendetta was deployed to the Far East in March 1962, and returned to Sydney in late June.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> The destroyer visited <a href="/wiki/Noumea" class="mw-redirect" title="Noumea">Noumea</a> in August, then participated in Exercise Tuckerbox off North Queensland.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> In November, Vendetta visited Fremantle for the <a href="/wiki/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games" title="1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games">1962 Commonwealth Games</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock324-5">[5]</a> After another refit, the destroyer's fourth FESR deployment commenced on 9 July 1963, when she left Sydney with <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Quiberon_(G81)" title="HMAS Quiberon (G81)">Quiberon</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells161-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> While in the Far East, the two ships participated in SEATO Exercise Sea Dovetail, visited Japan, and assisted a disabled United States-flagged freighter.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> Vendetta and Quiberon returned home via <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manus_Island" title="Manus Island">Manus Island</a> on 20 February, after which Vendetta proceeded to Williamstown for refit.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> Vendetta returned to the FESR in mid-1964, this time escorting the aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)" title="HMAS Melbourne (R21)">Melbourne</a>, and remained in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asian" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeast Asian">Southeast Asian</a> waters until December.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> She remained in dock for the first half of 1965 undergoing refits, and on 11 August, sailed for her sixth Far East assignment, in company with <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Duchess_(D154)" title="HMAS Duchess (D154)">Duchess</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> On 20 September, Vendetta and Duchess met the troop transport <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(R17)" title="HMAS Sydney (R17)">Sydney</a> off Manus Island; Sydney was on her second troop transport voyage to South Vietnam.<a href="#cite_note-NottPayne170-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-Grey106-14">[14]</a> The two destroyers accompanied Sydney to <a href="/wiki/Vung_Tau" class="mw-redirect" title="Vung Tau">Vung Tau</a>, where they arrived on 28 September, then escorted the troopship clear of the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Market_Time" title="Operation Market Time">Operation Market Time</a> area before breaking off for Hong Kong.<a href="#cite_note-NottPayne170-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-Grey106-14">[14]</a> In October, Vendetta operated as <a href="/wiki/Plane_guard" title="Plane guard">plane guard</a> destroyer for <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)" title="HMS Ark Royal (R09)">HMS Ark Royal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> During late 1965 and early 1966, the destroyer was assigned to deterrence patrols off <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Borneo" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaysian Borneo">Malaysian Borneo</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Straits" class="mw-redirect" title="Singapore Straits">Singapore Straits</a> as part of the Commonwealth involvement in the <a href="/wiki/Indonesia-Malaysia_Confrontation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation">Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> Vendetta and Duchess' returned to Australia in March.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> On 20 May, the destroyer sailed to Jervis Bay following the sinking of the <a href="/wiki/Dredger" class="mw-redirect" title="Dredger">dredger</a> W. D. Atlas, and spent the next two days searching for survivors and bodies.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> Vendetta was again involved as a Sydney escort in May and June 1966, during the troopship's fourth voyage.<a href="#cite_note-NottPayne171-15">[15]</a> This run ended on 11 June, when Vendetta and Sydney reached Hong Kong.<a href="#cite_note-NottPayne171-15">[15]</a> On 3 November, the ship came to the aid of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> (USN) submarine <a href="/wiki/USS_Tiru" title="USS Tiru">Tiru</a>, which had run aground on <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Reef" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Reef">Frederick Reef</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> After the submarine was refloated, Vendetta escorted her to Brisbane for repairs.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> On 5 March 1968, Vendetta and <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Parramatta_(DE_46)" title="HMAS Parramatta (DE 46)">Parramatta</a> sailed for six months in the Far East; Vendetta's seventh FESR deployment.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> The destroyer returned to Australia in October.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> The destroyer visited <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle, New South Wales</a> for <a href="/wiki/Australia_Day" title="Australia Day">Australia Day</a> (26 January) 1969, and operated in New Zealand waters during May.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vietnam_deployment">Vietnam deployment</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vietnam deployment">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Vietnam_War" title="Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War">Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg/220px-HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg/330px-HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg/440px-HMAS_Vendetta_off_Vietnam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="438" /></a><figcaption>HMAS Vendetta off Vietnam</figcaption></figure> In 1968, it was realised that the combination of maintenance requirements and other operational deployments meant that none of the RAN's three US-built <a href="/wiki/Perth-class_destroyer" title="Perth-class destroyer">Perth-class</a> destroyers would be available to serve in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> once <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Brisbane_(D_41)" title="HMAS Brisbane (D 41)">HMAS Brisbane</a> completed her deployment in late 1969.<a href="#cite_note-FrameNPC235-16">[16]</a> They started investigating the possibility of deploying a Daring-class destroyer, with the main concern being the supply of 4.5-inch (110 mm) shells, as the USN destroyers were standardised to 5-inch (130 mm) shells.<a href="#cite_note-FrameNPC235-16">[16]</a> After receiving reassurance from the USN that any logistical issues regarding Australian supplies, including ammunition, were "merely a problem to be overcome", Vendetta was marked for the deployment in November 1968, as she was the only available Daring or <a href="/wiki/River-class_destroyer_escort" title="River-class destroyer escort">River-class</a> vessel available.<a href="#cite_note-FrameNPC235-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-Grey207-17">[17]</a> The decision to send Vendetta meant that the consistent deployment of an Australian warship with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet" title="United States Seventh Fleet">United States Seventh Fleet</a> since March 1967 would continue, and steps towards breaking a 'two-tier' culture within the RAN favouring the Perth-class ships would be made, with associated benefits to morale.<a href="#cite_note-Grey207-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-Cooper204-18">[18]</a> On 15 September 1969, Vendetta left Australia for South Vietnam, and relieved Brisbane at Subic on 26 September.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock325-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-Grey208-19">[19]</a> While deployed to Vietnam, the destroyer was placed under the administrative control of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander_Australian_Forces_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Commander Australian Forces Vietnam (page does not exist)">Commander Australian Forces Vietnam</a> in addition to that of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Commanding_Australian_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet">Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet</a>, while operationally, she was under the command of the Seventh Fleet.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> A USN lieutenant was assigned to Vendetta to serve as a liaison.<a href="#cite_note-Grey144-21">[21]</a> Australia was the only allied nation to provide naval support to the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> The destroyer's main activities were the provision of <a href="/wiki/Naval_gunfire_support" title="Naval gunfire support">naval gunfire support</a> to assist ground forces, particularly the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> units operating closest to the <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_Demilitarized_Zone" title="Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone">Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone</a>.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Seven ships were usually stationed on the 'gunline', and attacks fell into two categories: 'unspotted' shelling of areas where <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Army_of_Vietnam" title="People's Army of Vietnam">People's Army of Vietnam</a> or <a href="/wiki/Viet_Cong" title="Viet Cong">Viet Cong</a> (VC) forces and facilities were known or believed to be, and 'spotted' fire missions in direct support of ground troops.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> In this role, Vendetta was assigned the callsign "Premier".<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Vendetta sailed for a gunline assignment at <a href="/wiki/Danang" class="mw-redirect" title="Danang">Danang</a> on 30 September.<a href="#cite_note-Grey208-19">[19]</a> While en route, the destroyer was replenished by a USN oiler, but there were problems because of the incompatibility between American fuel lines and British intakes, along with the standard pumping pressure being too high for Vendetta's system to handle; the first of numerous difficulties experienced by the British-designed ship operating with an American force.<a href="#cite_note-Grey208-19">[19]</a> Poor weather meant the ship did not arrive in Danang Harbour until 2 October, and she commenced naval gunfire support missions a day later.<a href="#cite_note-Grey208-19">[19]</a> After time at Danang, the ship sailed to the <a href="/wiki/II_Corps_(South_Vietnam)" title="II Corps (South Vietnam)">II Corps</a> operating area, and continued gunline duties until 24 October.<a href="#cite_note-Grey208-19">[19]</a> Vendetta sailed to Singapore for maintenance, then resumed gunline duties on 9 November, assigned to the <a href="/wiki/III_Corps_(South_Vietnam)" title="III Corps (South Vietnam)">III Corps</a> area.<a href="#cite_note-Grey209-26">[26]</a> Vendetta moved north to the <a href="/wiki/I_Corps_(South_Vietnam)" title="I Corps (South Vietnam)">I Corps</a> area two days later, then down to II Corps on 16 November.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> At the end of November, the destroyer sailed to Taiwan for rebarrelling and other maintenance.<a href="#cite_note-Grey211-28">[28]</a> Vendetta returned to the gunline on 21 December, and on 1 January 1970, was called on to assist Market Time operations by firing on two small craft suspected to be on a supply run to VC positions.<a href="#cite_note-Grey211-28">[28]</a> On 17 January, Vendetta was forced to sail to Hong Kong for boiler repairs.<a href="#cite_note-Grey212-29">[29]</a> Returning on 17 February, the destroyer was assigned to III Corps, and operated off <a href="/wiki/Vung_Tau" class="mw-redirect" title="Vung Tau">Vung Tau</a> in support of Australian and South Vietnamese units.<a href="#cite_note-Grey212-29">[29]</a> Four days later, Vendetta was reassigned to II Corps.<a href="#cite_note-Grey212-29">[29]</a> On 6 March, the ship left the gunline to have two of her turrets rebarrelled at Subic, then returned to duty on 13 March.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> The destroyer sailed to Subic on 23 March, and was relieved by <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Hobart_(D_39)" title="HMAS Hobart (D 39)">HMAS Hobart</a> on 30 March, after having fired 13,295 4.5-inch shells at 751 targets over five deployments.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock326-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> The destroyer was the only Australian-built warship to serve as a combatant in Vietnam,<a href="#cite_note-Bastock326-31">[31]</a> and the only Daring-class destroyer to be operationally deployed in the shore bombardment role.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Vendetta's deployment to Vietnam under the new <a href="/wiki/Australian_White_Ensign" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian White Ensign">Australian White Ensign</a>, and patrols during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation under the old ensign (identical to the British <a href="/wiki/White_Ensign" title="White Ensign">White Ensign</a>), made the destroyer one of only two RAN vessels to deploy operationally under both ensigns.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> Personnel awards for the deployment included one appointment as an <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">Officer of the Order of the British Empire</a>, two <a href="/wiki/Mentions_in_Despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentions in Despatches">Mentions in Despatches</a>, and 16 Naval Board commendations.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970–1979">1970–1979</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1970–1979">edit</a>]</div> Vendetta sailed for a FESR deployment in September 1970.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock326-31">[31]</a> She escorted the troopship Sydney for the third and final time during the former carrier's seventeenth voyage: Vendetta met the transport off Manila in late October, with the two ships in Vietnam during 31 October and 1 November.<a href="#cite_note-Grey108-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-NottPayne175-37">[37]</a> During November, the destroyer visited ports in India, before returning to Hong Kong for Christmas.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock326-31">[31]</a> She returned to Sydney in April 1971, and after participating in training exercises and a cruise in northern Australian waters, arrived in Williamstown on 29 September for her half-life modernisation refit.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock326-31">[31]</a> The modernisation cost US$20 million.<a href="#cite_note-Jones218-38">[38]</a> The fire-control system was replaced, a long-range air radar was installed, and the superstructure was modified, including a roof for the bridge.<a href="#cite_note-Jones218-38">[38]</a> Vendetta re-entered service on 2 May 1973.<a href="#cite_note-Bastock326-31">[31]</a> From March until July 1974, Vendetta was again deployed to the Far East.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> In October, the destroyer represented the RAN at celebrations of the centenary of <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Fiji" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Fiji">Fiji's cession to Britain</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> Following the destruction of Darwin by <a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Tracy" title="Cyclone Tracy">Cyclone Tracy</a> in December 1974, Vendetta was one of thirteen RAN ships deployed as part of the humanitarian aid mission <a href="/wiki/Operation_Navy_Help_Darwin" title="Operation Navy Help Darwin">Operation Navy Help Darwin</a>.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> The destroyer sailed on 27 December from Sydney, and arrived on 3 January, with shore parties primarily assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Nightcliff,_Northern_Territory" title="Nightcliff, Northern Territory">Nightcliff</a> area.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> The destroyer remained in the area until late January.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> During mid-1975, Vendetta operated in the Far East.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> In August 1975, following tensions between Indonesia and the former Portuguese colony of East Timor (which cumulated in the Indonesian <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_invasion_of_East_Timor" title="Indonesian invasion of East Timor">invasion</a> in December), Vendetta, Vampire, and the supply ship <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Supply_(AO_195)" title="HMAS Supply (AO 195)">HMAS Supply</a> were pre-positioned in Darwin in case they were needed for evacuations of Australian citizens or Timorese refugees.<a href="#cite_note-Jones231-40">[40]</a> Action by the ships was not required. Most of 1976 was spent undergoing maintenance at Williamstown.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> In 1977, Vendetta was deployed to the Far East.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> Another deployment was made in 1978, starting in July.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> While en route, the destroyer visited Honiara to participate in celebrations of <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a> independence from Australia.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decommissioning_and_fate">Decommissioning and fate</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Decommissioning and fate">edit</a>]</div> Vendetta paid off on 9 October 1979.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> After spending time moored near <a href="/wiki/Bradleys_Head" title="Bradleys Head">Bradleys Head</a>, during which she was used as a parts <a href="/wiki/Hulk_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hulk (ship)">hulk</a> for sister ship Vampire, the destroyer was sold for <a href="/wiki/Ship_breaking" title="Ship breaking">ship breaking</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> Vendetta was towed to her fate in January 1987.<a href="#cite_note-Cassells162-32">[32]</a> Following an overhaul of the RAN <a href="/wiki/Battle_honour" title="Battle honour">battle honours</a> system, completed in March 2010, Vendetta's service was recognised with the honours "Malaysia 1964–66" and "Vietnam 1969–70".<a href="#cite_note-newhonours-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-honourslist-42">[42]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Citations">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Australian Navy, p. 167 </li> <li id="cite_note-Coop168-2">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Coop168_2-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Coop168_2-1">b</a> Cooper, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 168 </li> <li id="cite_note-Bastock320-3">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock320_3-7">h</a> Bastock, Australia's Ships of War, p. 320 </li> <li id="cite_note-RAN-4"><a href="#cite_ref-RAN_4-0">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-vendetta-ii">"HMAS Vendetta (II)"</a>. NAVY Serving Australia with Pride. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 8 May 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAVY+Serving+Australia+with+Pride&rft.atitle=HMAS+Vendetta+%28II%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.gov.au%2Fhmas-vendetta-ii&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bastock324-5">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-7">h</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-8">i</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-9">j</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-10">k</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-11">l</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock324_5-12">m</a> Bastock, Australia's Ships of War, p. 324 </li> <li id="cite_note-Frame36-6">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Frame36_6-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frame36_6-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frame36_6-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Frame36_6-3">d</a> Frame, Where fate calls, p. 36 </li> <li id="cite_note-Cassells160-7"><a href="#cite_ref-Cassells160_7-0">^</a> Cassells, The Destroyers, p. 160 </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> Cooper, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, pp. 168–9 </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> Cassells, The Destroyers, pgs. 153, 163–4 </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a> Cassells, The Destroyers, pp. 160–1 </li> <li id="cite_note-Cassells161-11">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells161_11-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells161_11-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells161_11-2">c</a> Cassells, The Destroyers, p. 161 </li> <li id="cite_note-Bastock325-12">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-7">h</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-8">i</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-9">j</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-10">k</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-11">l</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-12">m</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-13">n</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock325_12-14">o</a> Bastock, Australia's Ships of War, p. 325 </li> <li id="cite_note-NottPayne170-13">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NottPayne170_13-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NottPayne170_13-1">b</a> Nott & Payne, The Vung Tau Ferry, p. 170 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey106-14">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grey106_14-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey106_14-1">b</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 106 </li> <li id="cite_note-NottPayne171-15">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NottPayne171_15-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-NottPayne171_15-1">b</a> Nott & Payne, The Vung Tau Ferry, p. 171 </li> <li id="cite_note-FrameNPC235-16">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FrameNPC235_16-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FrameNPC235_16-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-FrameNPC235_16-2">c</a> Frame, No Pleasure Cruise, p. 235 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey207-17">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grey207_17-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey207_17-1">b</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 207 </li> <li id="cite_note-Cooper204-18"><a href="#cite_ref-Cooper204_18-0">^</a> Cooper, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 204 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey208-19">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grey208_19-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey208_19-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey208_19-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey208_19-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey208_19-4">e</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 208 </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a> Grey, Up Top, pp. 82–3 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey144-21"><a href="#cite_ref-Grey144_21-0">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 144 </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a> Grey, Up Top, pp. 94–5 </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a> Grey, Up Top, pp. 130–5 </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 132 </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a> Grey, Up Top, pp. 155–6 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey209-26"><a href="#cite_ref-Grey209_26-0">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 209 </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 210 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey211-28">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grey211_28-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey211_28-1">b</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 211 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey212-29">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grey212_29-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey212_29-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grey212_29-2">c</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 212 </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 214 </li> <li id="cite_note-Bastock326-31">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock326_31-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock326_31-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock326_31-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock326_31-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock326_31-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bastock326_31-5">f</a> Bastock, Australia's Ships of War, p. 326 </li> <li id="cite_note-Cassells162-32">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-7">h</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-8">i</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-9">j</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-10">k</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-11">l</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cassells162_32-12">m</a> Cassells, The Destroyers, p. 162 </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 321 </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a> Fairfax, Navy in Vietnam, p. 169 </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 126 </li> <li id="cite_note-Grey108-36"><a href="#cite_ref-Grey108_36-0">^</a> Grey, Up Top, p. 108 </li> <li id="cite_note-NottPayne175-37"><a href="#cite_ref-NottPayne175_37-0">^</a> Nott & Payne, The Vung Tau Ferry, p. 175 </li> <li id="cite_note-Jones218-38">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jones218_38-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jones218_38-1">b</a> Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 218 </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 234 </li> <li id="cite_note-Jones231-40"><a href="#cite_ref-Jones231_40-0">^</a> Jones, in Stevens, The Royal Australian Navy, p. 231 </li> <li id="cite_note-newhonours-41"><a href="#cite_ref-newhonours_41-0">^</a> Royal Australian Navy, Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours </li> <li id="cite_note-honourslist-42"><a href="#cite_ref-honourslist_42-0">^</a> Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Books">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBastock1975" class="citation book cs1">Bastock, John (1975). Australia's Ships of War. Cremorne, NSW: Angus and Robertson. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-207-12927-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-207-12927-4"><bdi>0-207-12927-4</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/2525523">2525523</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Australia%27s+Ships+of+War&rft.place=Cremorne%2C+NSW&rft.pub=Angus+and+Robertson&rft.date=1975&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F2525523&rft.isbn=0-207-12927-4&rft.aulast=Bastock&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCassells2000" class="citation book cs1">Cassells, Vic (2000). The Destroyers: their battles and their badges. East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7318-0893-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-7318-0893-2"><bdi>0-7318-0893-2</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/46829686">46829686</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Destroyers%3A+their+battles+and+their+badges&rft.place=East+Roseville%2C+NSW&rft.pub=Simon+%26+Schuster&rft.date=2000&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F46829686&rft.isbn=0-7318-0893-2&rft.aulast=Cassells&rft.aufirst=Vic&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFairfax1980" class="citation book cs1">Fairfax, Denis (1980). Navy in Vietnam: a record of the Royal Australian Navy in the Vietnam War 1965–1972. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-642-02821-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-642-02821-4"><bdi>0-642-02821-4</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/9854447">9854447</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Navy+in+Vietnam%3A+a+record+of+the+Royal+Australian+Navy+in+the+Vietnam+War+1965%E2%80%931972&rft.place=Canberra&rft.pub=Australian+Government+Publishing+Service&rft.date=1980&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F9854447&rft.isbn=0-642-02821-4&rft.aulast=Fairfax&rft.aufirst=Denis&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFrame1992" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Frame_(bishop)" title="Tom Frame (bishop)">Frame, Tom</a> (1992). Where fate calls: the HMAS Voyager tragedy. Rydalmere, NSW: Hodder & Stoughton. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-340-54968-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-340-54968-8"><bdi>0-340-54968-8</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/26806228">26806228</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Where+fate+calls%3A+the+HMAS+Voyager+tragedy&rft.place=Rydalmere%2C+NSW&rft.pub=Hodder+%26+Stoughton&rft.date=1992&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F26806228&rft.isbn=0-340-54968-8&rft.aulast=Frame&rft.aufirst=Tom&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFrame2004" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Frame_(bishop)" title="Tom Frame (bishop)">Frame, Tom</a> (2004). No Pleasure Cruise: the story of the Royal Australian Navy. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-74114-233-4" title="Special:BookSources/1-74114-233-4"><bdi>1-74114-233-4</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/55980812">55980812</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=No+Pleasure+Cruise%3A+the+story+of+the+Royal+Australian+Navy&rft.place=Crows+Nest%2C+NSW&rft.pub=Allen+%26+Unwin&rft.date=2004&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F55980812&rft.isbn=1-74114-233-4&rft.aulast=Frame&rft.aufirst=Tom&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrey1998" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Grey" title="Jeffrey Grey">Grey, Jeffrey</a> (1998). Up Top: the Royal Australian Navy and Southeast Asian conflicts, 1955–1972. The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975. St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86448-290-7" title="Special:BookSources/1-86448-290-7"><bdi>1-86448-290-7</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/39074315">39074315</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Up+Top%3A+the+Royal+Australian+Navy+and+Southeast+Asian+conflicts%2C+1955%E2%80%931972&rft.place=St.+Leonards%2C+NSW&rft.series=The+Official+History+of+Australia%27s+Involvement+in+Southeast+Asian+Conflicts+1948%E2%80%931975&rft.pub=Allen+%26+Unwin&rft.date=1998&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F39074315&rft.isbn=1-86448-290-7&rft.aulast=Grey&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNottPayne,_Noel2008" class="citation book cs1">Nott, Rodney; Payne, Noel (2008) [1994]. The Vung Tau Ferry: HMAS Sydney and Escort Ships (4th ed.). Dural, NSW: Rosenberg. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-877058-72-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-877058-72-1"><bdi>978-1-877058-72-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/254773862">254773862</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Vung+Tau+Ferry%3A+HMAS+Sydney+and+Escort+Ships&rft.place=Dural%2C+NSW&rft.edition=4th&rft.pub=Rosenberg&rft.date=2008&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F254773862&rft.isbn=978-1-877058-72-1&rft.aulast=Nott&rft.aufirst=Rodney&rft.au=Payne%2C+Noel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStevens,_David2001" class="citation book cs1">Stevens, David, ed. (2001). The Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-555542-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-555542-2"><bdi>0-19-555542-2</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/50418095">50418095</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Royal+Australian+Navy&rft.place=South+Melbourne%2C+VIC&rft.series=The+Australian+Centenary+History+of+Defence+%28vol+III%29&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2001&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F50418095&rft.isbn=0-19-555542-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCooper" class="citation book cs1">Cooper, Alastair. "The Korean War Era"; "The Era of Forward Defence". The Royal Australian Navy.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+Korean+War+Era%22%3B+%22The+Era+of+Forward+Defence&rft.btitle=The+Royal+Australian+Navy&rft.aulast=Cooper&rft.aufirst=Alastair&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJones" class="citation book cs1">Jones, Peter. "Towards Self Reliance"; "A Period of Change and Uncertainty". The Royal Australian Navy.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Towards+Self+Reliance%22%3B+%22A+Period+of+Change+and+Uncertainty&rft.btitle=The+Royal+Australian+Navy&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Vendetta+%28D08%29" class="Z3988"></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="News_articles">News articles</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: News articles">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours">"Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours"</a>. Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Cancelled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Vimiera / Danae</li> <li>Demon</li> <li>Dervish</li> <li>Decoy (I40)</li> <li>Delight (I45)</li> <li>Desperate</li> <li>Desire</li> <li>Diana (I77)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Cancelled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Waterhen</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Peru_%28state%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru_%28state%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Peru_%28state%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru_%28state%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Peru_%28state%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Peru_%28state%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Peruvian_Navy" title="Peruvian Navy">Peruvian Navy</a></th><td 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