HMAS Ibis (M 1183)
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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.
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| 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.
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