Name Singleton Fate Sold to Australia Acquired 1961 Launched 18 November 1955 Weight 447.1 tons Draft 2.4 m | Builder Montrose Shipyard Name Ibis Commissioned 7 September 1962 Length 46 m Displacement 399,200 kg | |
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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.
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".
Ibis was decommissioned on 4 May 1984.
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HMAS Ibis (M 1183) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA