Name Jackton Name Teal Commissioned 30 August 1962 Launched 28 February 1955 Weight 447.1 tons Draft 2.4 m | Fate Sold to Australia Acquired 1961 Decommissioned 14 August 1970 Length 46 m Displacement 399,200 kg Builder Philip and Son | |
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HMAS Teal (M 1152) (formerly HMS Jackton) was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Construction
The vessel was built by Philip and Son, Dartmouth and launched on 28 February 1955, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Jackton.
Australia
The ship was purchased by the RAN in 1961, and was commissioned as HMAS Teal on 30 August 1962.
During the mid-1960s, Teal was one of several ships operating in support of the Malaysian government during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. She fought an action on 13 December 1964 with two Indonesian sampans, capturing one. This service was later recognised with the battle honour "Malaysia 1964–66".
Decommissioning and fate
HMAS Teal paid off on 14 August 1970. Teal was sold to Ian and Gary Baker, Tasmania. The vessal was transported to Tasmania where she was later sold. As of November 2014 operating as M/Y Teal, a research and training ship for Girne University Cyprus.