HMAS Vendetta (D08)

	HMAS Vendetta D08
History
Australia (RAN)
Builder	Williamstown Naval Dockyard
Laid down	4 July 1950
Launched	3 May 1954
Commissioned	26 November 1958
Decommissioned	9 October 1979
Honours &; awards	list error: <br /> list (help); Battle honours:; Vietnam 1969-70; Six inherited battle honours
Fate	Disposed of
General characteristics
Class & 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 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.

Notes

^ Festberg, Alfred N. (1981). Heraldry in the Royal Australian Navy. Melbourne, VIC: Silverleaf Publishing. pp. 73–4. ISBN 0949746002. OCLC 9780949746009. {{cite book}}: Check |oclc= value (help)
^ Lind 1986, p. 274.

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. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

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[Festberg-1] Festberg, Alfred N. (1981). Heraldry in the Royal Australian Navy. Melbourne, VIC: Silverleaf Publishing. pp. 73–4. ISBN 0949746002. OCLC 9780949746009. {{cite book}}: Check |oclc= value (help)

[Lind274-2] Lind 1986, p. 274.

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