During the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Australia in March 1977, "Vampire" was assigned as the escort to Her Majesty's Yacht "Britannia". "Vampire" met "Britannia" on 11 March, and accompanied the royal yacht to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle. Between April and July 1977, "Vampire" was involved in two rescue missions and three fleet training exercises. On 5 September, "Vampire" left Sydney as "part of the RAN contribution to Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee." The destroyer returned on 18 October. At the end of 1977, "Vampire" participated in Exercise Compass 77, held off Sri Lanka. The destroyer was primarily involved in training exercises during 1978 and 1979.