HMAS Curlew

HMAS Curlew

HMAS "Curlew" (M 1121) was a Ton class minesweeper built by the Montrose Shipyard in England and commissioned as HMS "Chediston". She was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy in 1961 and commissioned on 21 August 1962. HMAS "Curlew" paid off on 30 April 1990 and was sold on 17 June 1991.


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