43°02′58″S 147°16′08″E / 43.0494718°S 147.2689018°E
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Chediston |
| Builder | Montrose Shipyard, Scotland |
| Launched | 6 October 1953 |
| Commissioned | 28 September 1954 |
| Fate | Sold to Australia |
 Australia | |
| Name | Curlew |
| Acquired | 1961 |
| Commissioned | 12 August 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1990 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Undergoing conservation |
| Badge |  |
| 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 Curlew (M 1121) was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy (as HMS Chediston) from 1953 to 1961, and the Royal Australian Navy from 1962 to 1991. During her Australian service, the ship operated off Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation during the mid-1960s, then was modified for use as a minehunter. Delays in bringing a replacement class into service kept Curlew operational until 1990, and she was sold into civilian service in 1991.