HMAS Hawk (M 1139)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Hawk.
HMAS Hawk (M 1139) (formerly HMS Somerlyton) was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The minesweeper was built for the Royal Navy as HMS Gamston, but renamed HMS Somerlyton before entering service. She was sold to Australia in 1961, and commissioned as HMAS Hawk in 1962. The ship operated through the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, and was decommissioned in 1972.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Gamston |
Builder | Richards Ironworks |
Launched | 1 July 1954 |
Renamed | HMS Somerleyton |
Fate | Sold to Australia |
Australia | |
Name | Hawk |
Acquired | 1961 |
Commissioned | 18 July 1962 |
Decommissioned | 7 January 1972 |
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 |
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