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A selection of Ships' Badges of His Majesty's Royal Navies. Gutta Percha&Rubber Limited, 1942
An item reported that two British destroyers battled with two Japanese destroyers in the vicinity of Kendari, Dutch East Indies.(1,2,3) The British destroyer HMS Thanet was sunk just like a Japanese destroyer and the other damaged. The J.I.C. commented that the Japanese denied ther losses but confirming the sinking of the Thanet.
Notes
1. H29. HMS Thanet. Ordered in July 1917, laid down by Hawthorn Leslie&Company, Hebburn on 13 December 1917, launched on 5 November 1918, commissioned on 3 August 1919, sunk on 27 January 1942. Part of S-class destroyers or Modified Trenchant-class preceded by R and W-classes succeeded y Modified W-class.
2. HMAS Vampire. Building ordered in 1916, laid down as HMS Wallace by J. Samuel White&Co. Ltd., Cowes, Wight on 10 October 1916, launched on 21 May 1917, renamed Vampire in 1917, commissioned on 22 September 1917, decommissioned and handed over to Australia on 11 November 1933, between 31 January 1934-11 May 1938 decommissioned and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 9 April 1942 a day after leaving Trincomalee, Ceylon escorting HMS Hermes. Part of V-class flotilla leader preceded by S and Parker classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leader HMS Ambuscade and Amazon.
3. in fact they intercepted a Japanese convoy near Endau, Malaya escorted by the Japanese light cruiser Sendai, 6 destroyers and smaller units. There was none Japanese destroyer lost.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 51 dated 30 January 1942
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