TIL that there was a V-class destroyer called "HMAS Vampire". Vampire was sunk on 9 April 1942 by Japanese aircraft while sailing with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Vampire_(D68)
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