William Keith Tapp, RAN
| Born | 26 May 1915 | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Feb 1963 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for William Keith Tapp, RAN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMAS Vendetta (D 69) | Lt. | Destroyer | 31 May 1945 | 15 Oct 1945 |
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Destroyer HMAS Vendetta (D 69)
23 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) is docked in the Cairncross Dry Dock at Brisbane astern of HMS Woodcock (A/Lt.Cdr. S.J. Parsons, DSC, RN). (1)
11 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) and HMS Woodcock (A/Lt.Cdr. S.J. Parsons, DSC, RN) are undocked at Brisbane. (2)
28 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) is fumigated. (2)
10 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted basin trials at Brisbane. (3)
11 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted basin trials at Brisbane. (3)
12 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted basin trials at Brisbane. (3)
13 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted basin trials at Brisbane. (3)
14 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted basin trials at Brisbane. (3)
17 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted basin trials at Brisbane. (3)
18 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her refit and basin trials completed, HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted D/G trials at Brisbane. (3)
21 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted trials in Moreton Bay. (3)
22 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) conducted trials in Moreton Bay on completion of which she set course for Madang, New Guinea. (3)
27 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630K/27, HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) arrived at Madang from Brisbane. En-route she had made a short fuel stop at Langemak Bay on the 26th.
Around 1800K/27, she departed Madang for Aitape. (3)
28 Aug 1945
Around 0700K/28, HMAS Vendetta (Lt. W.K. Tapp, RAN) arrived at Aitape from Madang. After embarking two generators she departed around 1015K/28 to return to Madang where she arrived very late on the 28th.
HMAS Vendetta remained in the waters of New Guinea until late September 1945 when she returned to Australia.
On 4 September 1945, at Rabaul, the Japanese in New Britain signed the surrender on board HMAS Vendetta. (3)
Sources
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for June 1945
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for July 1945
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for August 1945
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