HMAS Gull
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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).
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History | |
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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 |
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