HMAS Gull
1954 Ton-class minesweeper
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HMAS Gull (M 1185) (formerly HMS Swanston) was a Ton-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
NameSwanston
BuilderJ. S. Doig Limited
FateSold to Australia
NameGull
| 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 & 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 | |
Construction
The ship was built by J. S. Doig Limited at Grimsby, England for the RN. The ship was commissioned as HMS Swanston.
Operational history
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]
Decommissioning and fate
HMAS Gull paid off on 7 November 1969.
