file created: 12/07/02 01:06:27 , last update: 03/23/00
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D.69 Vendetta
Royal Australian Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
V&W class 1916/11/25
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd,
1917/09/03 1917/10/17 1948/07/02
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
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 

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Notice: scuttled off Sdney 1948/07/02