HMAS Snipe
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Alcaston |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft and Company |
| Launched: | 4 September 1952 |
| Fate: | Sold to Australia |
| Career (Australia) |  |
| Name: | HMAS Snipe |
| Acquired: | 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 11 September 1962 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 June 1983 |
| 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: | {{convert/{{{2}}}|15|0|||||||r=re|d=LoffAoffDbSoff|s=}} |
| Complement: | 33 |
| Armament: | 1 x Bofors 40 mm gun 1 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 x M2 Browning machine gun |
HMAS Snipe (M1102) (formerly HMS Alcaston) was a Ton class minesweeper which served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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[edit] Construction
The ship was constructed by John I. Thornycroft and Company at Southampton and launched on 4 September 1952.
[edit] Operational history
[edit] United Kingdom
She served in the RN as HMS Alcaston until she was sold to Australia in 1961.
[edit] Australia
The ship recommissioned as HMAS Snipe on 11 September 1962.
During the mid-1960s, Snipe 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]
Snipe remained in RAN service until her decommissioning on 3 June 1983.
[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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