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HMAS Ibis (M 1183) was a Ton-class minesweeper built by the Montrose Shipyard, launched on 18 November 1955, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Singleton.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Singleton |
Builder | Montrose Shipyard |
Launched | 18 November 1955 |
Fate | Sold to Australia |
Australia | |
Name | Ibis |
Acquired | 1961 |
Commissioned | 7 September 1962 |
Decommissioned | 4 May 1984 |
Motto | "Safe Waters" |
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 |
The ship was purchased by Australia in 1961, and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Ibis on 7 September 1962.
During the mid-1960s, Ibis 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]
Ibis was decommissioned on 4 May 1984.
References
edit- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.