HMS Vampire

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HMS Vampire was a Royal Navy V-class destroyer launched during World War I that later served with distinction in the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Vampire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy destroyer
V-class destroyer
armament 4-inch guns
torpedo tubes
builtAt Cowes, Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
J. Samuel White shipyard NERFINISHED
category Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy
V-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
World War II destroyers of Australia
conflict World War I
World War II
country United Kingdom
displacement approximately 1,100 tons standard
era World War I era warship
World War II era warship
interwar period warship
laterName HMAS Vampire NERFINISHED
laterOperator Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
launchedInYear 1917
namedAfter vampire
navalBranch surface combatant
navalEnsign White Ensign NERFINISHED
notableFor service in both Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy
operator Royal Navy
pennantNumber D68
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
RANName HMAS Vampire NERFINISHED
RANRole convoy protection
escort duties
fleet screening
RANService served with distinction in the Royal Australian Navy
shipClass Admiralty V-class destroyer NERFINISHED
shipLength approximately 300 feet
shipType destroyer
shipyardCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
theatreOfOperations Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
topSpeed approximately 34 knots
transferPeriod interwar period
transferredTo Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED

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HMAS Vampire originalName HMS Vampire