D.69 Vendetta
Royal Australian Navy destroyer
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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V&W class | 1916/11/25 Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd, | 1917/09/03 | 1917/10/17 | 1948/07/02
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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41/12/08 | 42/02/02 |   | EastFlt | Singapore - overhaul |   108  |
42/02/02 | 42/02/04 |   |   | towed from Singapore to Palembang |   108  |
42/02/08 | 42/02/10 |   |   | towed from Palembang to Batavia |   108  |
42/02/17 | 42/03/03 |   |   | towed from Batavia to Fremantle |   108  |
42/03/04 | 42/03/09 |   |   | towed from Fremantle to Albany |   108  |
42/03/24 | 42/04/15 |   |   | towed from King George Sound to Melbourne |   108  |
42/04 | 42/09 |   |   | Melbourne - overhaul |   108  |
42/10/14 | 42/12/1? |   |   | Sydney - refit |   108  |
43/01 |   |   |   | Queensland - exercises, convoy escort duty |   108  |
43/02/10 | 43/02/17 |   |   | escort s/s Bishopsdale to Darwin |   108  |
43/02/2? |   |   |   | escort s/s Bishopsdale to Townsville |   108  |
43/03 |   |   |   | 3 round trips from Townsville to New Guinea and back |   108  |
43/04 |   |   |   | 4 round trips to New Guinea (Port Moresby, Milne Bay) and back |   108  |
43/05 | 44/01 |   |   | Australia - coastal escort duty |   108  |
44/01 |   |   |   | escort Copahee from Brisbane to Sydney |   108  |
44/01 | 44/02/11 |   |   | Sydney - refit |   108  |
44/02/1? | 44/03/02 |   |   | Milne Bay - local escort duty |   108  |
44/02/11 | 44/02/1? |   |   | sail from Sydney to Milne Bay |   108  |
44/03/1? | 44/04 |   |   | Sydney - repaired tube troubles |   108  |
44/04/13 | 44/05 |   |   | transport duty from Milne Bay to Madang |   108  |
44/05/1? | 44/05/2? |   |   | Sydney - repairs |   108  |
44/06/02 | 44/06/08 |   |   | Milne Bay |   108  |
44/06/10 | 44/06/1? |   |   | escort 14 ship convoy from Langemak to Hollandia |   108  |
44/06/14 | 44/06/17 |   |   | escort 7 ship empty convoy from Hollandia to Langemak, Cape Cretin |   108  |
44/06/2? | 44/07/0?? |   |   | escort 18 ship convoy from Cape Cretin to Humboldt Bay |   108  |
44/06/23 | 44/06/2? |   |   | carry special troop units from Cape Cretin to Waterfall Bay, New Britain (80 miles from Rabaul) |   108  |
44/07 | 44/08/1? |   |   | New Guinea - escort and transport duty |   108  |
44/07/23 | 44/07/2? |   |   | escort 3 ships to Bosnik, investigate Sorido Lagoon at Biak and Mioa Woendi Anchorage |   108  |
44/07/27 |   |   |   | sinking small enemy boat |   108  |
44/08/2? | 44/09 |   |   | Brisbane - refit |   108  |
44/10/14 | 44/11/02 |   |   | New Guinea |   108  |
44/11/02 | 44/11/0? |   |   | escort AP Cape Alexander to Jacquinot Bay landing, then shell Wide Bay |   108  |
44/11/1? | 44/12 |   |   | escort duty from New Guinea to Morotai, Mios Woendi |   108  |
44/12/1? |   |   |   | escort USS Acontias and 17 PTs from New Guinea to Palau |   108  |
44/12/2? | 44/12/25 |   |   | sail from Palau to Mios Woendi |   108  |
45/01/09 |   |   |   | shell Anumb River area, New Guinea |   108  |
45/01/11 | 45/01/13 |   |   | escort Stingray |   108  |
45/01/14 | 45/01/20 |   |   | Morotai - ASW patrol |   108  |
45/01/20 | 45/01/2? |   |   | escort AO and 2 Liberty ships from Biak to Morotai |   108  |
45/01/28 | 45/02/0? |   |   | trasport troops from Noemfoor to Morotai |   108  |
45/02 |   |   |   | Biak - Morotai area |   108  |
45/03/01 | 45/03/06 |   |   | Hollandia - ASW patrol |   108  |
45/03/09 | 45/03/13 |   |   | Hollandia - ASW patrol |   108  |
45/03/13 | 45/03/20 |   |   | sail from Hollandia to Brisbane |   108  |
45/03/20 | 45/08/18 |   |   | Brisbane - refit |   108  |
45/08/18 | 45/08/27 |   |   | sail from Brisbane to Cape Cretin > Madang |   108  |
45/08/27 | 45/09/02 |   |   | Madang |   108  |
45/09/02 | 45/09/0? |   |   | sail from Madang to Rabaul to arrange surrender details |   108  |