HMAS Ibis (M 1183)

HMAS Ibis (M 1183) was a Ton-class minesweeper built by the Montrose Shipyard, launched on 18 November 1955, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Singleton.

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History
United Kingdom
Name	Singleton
Builder	Montrose Shipyard
Launched	18 November 1955
Fate	Sold to Australia
Australia
Name	Ibis
Acquired	1961
Commissioned	7 September 1962
Decommissioned	4 May 1984
Motto	"Safe Waters"
Honours and awards	Battle honours: Malaysia 1964–66 Plus one inherited battle honour
Fate	Decommissioned; ultimate fate unknown
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	2 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 1 × M2 Browning machine gun

The ship was purchased by Australia in 1961, and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Ibis on 7 September 1962.

During the mid-1960s, Ibis was one of several ships operating in support of the Malaysian government during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation. This service was later recognised with the battle honour "Malaysia 1964–66".[1][2]

Ibis was decommissioned on 4 May 1984.