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History | |
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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 |
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Status | Training ship under University of Kyrenia, Girne |
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 |
HMAS Teal (M 1152) (formerly HMS Jackton) was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).