HMAS Vampire 1942
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMAS Vampire | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1942 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Australia, United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I, World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Bay of Bengal | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Sri Lanka | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 34 km from land |
| Position | 7.5833, 82.0833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMAS Vampire was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in 1917 as HMS Wallace, the ship was renamed and commissioned into the RN later that year. Vampire was lent to the RAN in 1933, and operated as a depot tender until just before World War II. Reactivated for war service, the destroyer served in the Mediterranean as part of the Scrap Iron Flotilla, and was escorting the British warships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse during their loss to Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea in December 1941. Vampire was sunk on 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft while sailing with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes from Trincomalee.
Location
- Recorded position: 7.5833, 82.0833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Bay of Bengal
- Nearest coast: Sri Lanka
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMAS Vampire (D68) (revision 1375220581), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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