HMAS Teal

HMAS Teal (M 1152) (formerly HMS Jackton) was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

History
United Kingdom
Name: Jackton
Builder: Philip and Son, Dartmouth
Launched: 28 February 1955
Fate: Sold to Australia
Australia
Name: Teal
Acquired: 1961
Commissioned: 30 August 1962
Decommissioned: 14 August 1970
Honours and
awards:
  • Battle honours:
  • Malaysia 1964–66
Status: Training ship
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:

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.

Operational history

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. On 13 December 1964 HMAS Teal intercepted two Indonesian sampans off Raffles Light in the south western corner of the Singapore Strait. One sampan opened fire when illuminated by Teal's Signal Lamp. Teal retaliated, killing three of the sampan's crew and the remainder of the enemy surrendered. One was an officer of the Indonesian Navy and the sampan was found to be carrying a quantity of explosives, weapons and other military equipment.[1] This service was later recognised with the battle honour "Malaysia 1964–66".[2][3]

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.

References
  1. Naval Historical Society of Australia / Naval Historical Review / 16th Minesweeping Squadron – Plaque Dedication
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.