HMAS Gull
(Redirected from HMS Swanston)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Swanston |
| Builder | J. S. Doig Limited |
| Fate | Sold to Australia |
| Australia | |
| Name | Gull |
| Acquired | 1961 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 7 November 1969 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Decommissioned; ultimate fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ton-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 440 tons |
| Length | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Originally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | |
HMAS Gull (M 1185) (formerly HMS Swanston) was a Ton-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Construction
[edit]The ship was built by J. S. Doig Limited at Grimsby, England for the RN. The ship was commissioned as HMS Swanston.
Operational history
[edit]Australia
[edit]The minesweeper was sold to the RAN in 1961, and was recommissioned as HMAS Gull on 19 July 1962.
During the mid-1960s, Gull was one of several ships operating in support of the Malaysian government during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. This service was later recognised with the battle honour "Malaysia 1964–66".[1][2]
Decommissioning and fate
[edit]HMAS Gull paid off on 7 November 1969.
References
[edit]- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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