Construction
The ship was built by J. S. Doig Limited at Grimsby, England for the RN. The ship was commissioned as HMS ''Swanston''.Operational history
Australia
The minesweeper was sold to the RAN in 1961, and was recommissioned as HMAS ''Gull'' on 19 July 1962. During the mid-1960s, ''Gull'' 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".Decommissioning and fate
HMAS ''Gull'' paid off on 7 November 1969.References
Ton-class minesweepers of the Royal Navy Ships built on the Humber 1954 ships Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom Ton-class minesweepers of the Royal Australian Navy Cold War minesweepers of Australia {{Australia-mil-ship-stub