HMAS Gull
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Swanston |
| Builder: | J. S. Doig Limited |
| Fate: | Sold to Australia |
| Career (Australia) | |
| Name: | HMAS Gull |
| Acquired: | 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 19 July 1962 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 November 1969 |
| Honours and awards: |
Battle honours: Malaysia 1964-66 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned |
| 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: | 1 x Bofors 40 mm gun 1 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 x M2 Browning machine gun |
HMAS Gull (M 1185) (formerly HMS Swanston) was a Ton class minesweeper that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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[edit] Construction
The ship was built by J. S. Doig Limited at Grimsby, England for the RN. The ship was commissioned as HMS Swanston.
[edit] Operational history
[edit] United Kingdom
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[edit] Australia
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]
[edit] Decomissioning and fate
HMAS Gull paid off on 7 November 1969.
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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