MSA Koraaga
Appearance
History | |
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Australia | |
Name | Grozdana A. |
Owner | Australian Fishing Enterprises (1974-1989) |
Builder | Kali Slipway, Port Adelaide |
Launched | 1973 |
Fate | Sold to Royal Australian Navy in 1989 |
History | |
Australia | |
Name | MSA Koraaga |
In service | 16 February 1989 |
Out of service | April 2000 |
Homeport | HMAS Waterhen |
Fate | Sold in 2000 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 119 gross tonnage |
Length | 21.9 m (72 ft) |
Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Draught | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Propulsion | 1 x Caterpillar D346 diesel engine. 470 bhp (350 kW). |
Speed | 10.5 knots |
Complement | 9 (RAN) |
MSA Koraaga (1185) was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in 1973 as Grozdana A., the vessel was operated commercially as a tuna-fishing boat until she was acquired under the RAN's Craft of Opportunity Program for use as an auxiliary.[1] During military service, she had a crew of nine.
Koraaga was sold for A$170,000 during a public auction in April 2000, to Klokan Fishing of Nelson Bay, New South Wales.[2]
References
- ^ Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 24. ISBN 9781591149552. OCLC 140283156.
- ^ Collings, Jon (19 June 2002), "Submission 18: Department of Defence", in Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (ed.), Review of the Accrual Budget Documentation (Report), Government of Australia, retrieved 20 January 2014
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