HMS NEASHAM, (inshore minesweeper), arrived in Sydney as deck cargo on the merchant ship GLADSTONE STAR. The minesweeper, and her sister-ship WINTRINGHAM, were purchased from the RN and converted to diving tenders. They were renamed PORPOISE and SEAL.
Australian Naval History on 29 July 1968
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