16th Minesweeping Squadron (Australia)
Military Minesweeping Squadron
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The 16th Minesweeping Squadron was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) minesweeping squadron. It was formed with the purchase of six Ton class minesweepers from the Royal Navy in 1962; the vessels travelled from Britain to Australia between October and December 1962 in the company of the oiler HMAS Supply.[1]
On 19 May 1964, the Squadron, was deployed to Singapore as part of the RAN's commitment to the IndonesiaâMalaysia confrontation.[2]
