16th Minesweeping Squadron (Australia)

Military Minesweeping Squadron June 2020 November 2019 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.Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 49 - 1963 Aust. Bureau of Statistics 1200 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Official_Year_Book_of_the_Commonwealth_o/LqXx9EioozoC en On 19 May 1964, the Squadron, was deployed to Singapore as part of the RAN's commitment to the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.Gjessing Mark Anglo-Australian Naval Relations, 1945–1975: A More Independent Service 6 June 2018 Springer 978-3-319-92744-2 94 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Anglo_Australian_Naval_Relations_1945_19/F_ZeDwAAQBAJ en Ships of the Squadron Snipe Curlew Hawk M 1139 6 Teal Gull HMAS Ibis 1183 References Australia Royal Australian Navy Category:History of the Royal Australian Navy