Battle off Endau
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The Battle off Endau was a Second World War battle that took place off Endau town on 26–27 January 1942. Part of the Battle of Malaya, it was the first notable naval engagement since the sinking of th
HMAS Vampire, c. 1940, seen here before the application of wartime camouflage
An Australian Hudson, c. 1940
Vickers Vildebeest of No. 100 Squadron RAF making a torpedo drop during target practice, c. 1936
The minesweeper W-4 at anchor, July 1930
HMAS Vampire (D68)
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HMAS Vampire was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy. Launched in 1917 as HMS Wallace, the ship was renamed and commissioned into the RN later that year. Vampire was lent t
Battle off Endau
…Rear-Admiral Ernest Spooner, commander of naval forces at Singapore, ordered his only combat-ready warships, the elderly destroyers HMS Thanet and HMAS Vampire, to attack the shipping off Endau later that night. Commander William Moran was captain of Vampire while Thanet was under the command of Lieutenant…
HMAS Vampire
Vampire on convoy escort in the Indian Ocean, 4 March 1942