16th Minesweeping Squadron (Australia)

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The 16th Minesweeping Squadron was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) minesweeping squadron. It was formed with the purchase of six Ton class minesweepers from the Royal Navy in 1962; the vessels travelled from Britain to Australia between October and December 1962 in the company of the oiler HMAS Supply. [1]

On 19 May 1964, the Squadron, was deployed to Singapore as part of the RAN's commitment to the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. [2]

Ships of the Squadron

References

  1. ↑ Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 49 - 1963. Aust. Bureau of Statistics. p. 1200.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gjessing, Mark (6 June 2018). Anglo-Australian Naval Relations, 1945–1975: A More Independent Service. Springer. p. 94. ISBN   978-3-319-92744-2.
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