HMS Vampire
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At least three ships of Royal Navies of the United Kingdom and Australia have been named HMS Vampire or HMAS Vampire:
- Vampire (D68) (1917) - V class destroyer. As HMS Vampire she served in World War I with the Royal Navy and was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933, becoming HMAS Vampire, served in World War II, and was sunk by air attack off Ceylon on 9 April 1942.
- Vampire (P72) (1943) - Lead ship of her class of submarines. Served in the Royal Navy. She was broken up in 1950.
- Vampire (D11) (1956) - Royal Australian Navy Daring class destroyer. Paid off in 1986. She is preserved in Sydney as a museum ship.
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