HMAS Vampire (D11)

HMAS Vampire ita ce ta uku daga cikin aji uku Daring da aka gina a Ostiraliya da ke aiki a Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta Royal Australian (RAN). Ɗaya daga cikin jiragen ruwa na farko da aka gina da walda a Ostiraliya, an gina ta a Cockatoo Island Dockyard tsakanin 1952 da 1959, kuma an tura ta cikin RAN kwana ɗaya bayan kammala aikinta. An tura Vampire zuwa Kudu maso Gabashin Asiya akai-akai a lokacin aikinta: an haɗa ta da Rundunar Tsaro ta Gabas ta Tsakiya sau biyar, ciki har da lokacin fafatawar Indonesia da Malaysia, kuma ta raka jigilar sojoji HMAS Sydney a kan tafiye-tafiye shida daga cikin tafiye-tafiyen sufuri ashirin da biyar na ƙarshe zuwa Kudancin Vietnam . A shekarar 1977, an tura jirgin ruwan yaƙi don raka jirgin ruwan sarki HMY Birtaniya a lokacin Sarauniya Elizabeth ta Biyu da kuma ziyarar Yarima Philip a Ostiraliya. A shekarar 1980, an sake sanya Vampire a matsayin jirgin horo . Jirgin ruwan yaƙin ya ci gaba da aiki har zuwa 1986, lokacin da aka dakatar da aikinsa aka miƙa shi ga Gidan Tarihin Jiragen Ruwa na Ƙasa na Australiya don adana shi a matsayin jirgin gidan tarihi ; babban abin da aka mallaka a gidan tarihi da aka nuna a Ostiraliya. Gari Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta Royal Australia ta fara ba da umarnin aji huɗu DaringJaring -class jiragen ruwa masu lalata jiragen ruwa, waɗanda za a sanya musu suna bayan jiragen ruwan " Scrap Iron Flotilla " na Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu. An gyara jiragen ruwan a lokacin gini: an yi yawancin canje-canje don inganta zama, gami da shigar da na'urar sanyaya daki. Jiragen ruwa na Vampire da 'yan uwanta sune jiragen ruwa na farko da aka gina da walda duka a Ostiraliya. Jirgin ruwan Daring yana da matsakaicin gudun tan 2,800, wanda ya karu zuwa tan 3,600 idan aka cika shi da kaya. Vendetta da 'yan uwanta mata suna da 390 feet (120 m) tsayi, tare da katako mai tsawon 43 feet (13 m), da kuma zane na 12 feet 9 inches (3.89 m) a matsakaici, da kuma 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) a cikakken kaya ko zurfi. Tsarin turawarta ya ƙunshi tukunyar ruwa guda biyu na Foster Wheeler, suna ciyar da injinan turbine guda biyu na lantarki na Ingila, waɗanda ke samar da 54,000 horsepower (40,000 kW) zuwa ga sandunan propeller guda biyu. Vampire zai iya tafiya da sama da 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) , kuma yana da nisan mil 3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) kowace awa). a 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). Kamfanin jirgin ruwanta na yau da kullun ya ƙunshi jami'ai 20 da ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa 300. Makamai Babban makamin Bindigogi na Mark V da aka sanya a cikin tagwayen rundunonin Mark 6 guda uku, biyu a gaba da ɗaya a baya. Kayanta na hana jiragen sama sun ƙunshi Bofors guda shida masu girman 40 mm ; hawa guda biyu a kan babban ginin gaba, da hawa biyu a kan babban ginin baya. Huɗu .50 cal. An ɗauki bindigogin Browning don kare maki. Inci biyar masu 21 inches (533 mm) an sanya bututun torpedo a kan wani maƙallin pentad guda ɗaya na Mark IV a kan bene tsakanin manyan gine-ginen gaba da na baya. Don yaƙin ƙarƙashin ruwa, an ɗauki turmi mai hana ƙarƙashin ruwa na Limbo a kan bene na baya, wanda aka daidaita zuwa tashar jiragen ruwa. An cire tagwayen Bofors, mai harba torpedo, da turmi na Limbo duk a lokacin gyare-gyare daban-daban. An sanya tsarin makami mai linzami na Sea Cat a wani lokaci a lokacin aikinta. Hotunan Hotuna Manazarta