MSA Koraaga

For other ships with the same name, see Koraaga.

History
Australia
Name| Grozdana A.
Owner| Anton Blaslov (1974-1990)
Builder| Kali Boat Building and Repairs. 34 St Albans Terrace Semaphore Park 5019 South Australia,
Launched| 1973
Identification| IMO number: 7629166
Fate| Sold to Royal Australian Navy in 1989
Australia
Name| MSA Koraaga
In service| 16 February 1989
Out of service| April 2000
Homeport| HMAS Waterhen
Identification| IMO number: 7629166
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). Built by Ante Franov ( Kali Boat Building and Repairs P/L ) Launched in 1973 as Grozdana A.' for Anton Blaslov, the vessel was operated commercially as a tuna-fishing boat until she was acquired under the RAN's Craft of Opportunity Program in 1990 for use as an auxiliary.[1] During military service, she had a crew of nine.

Koraaga was sold for A$185,000 during a public auction in March 2000, to Klokan Fishing of Nelson Bay, New South Wales She was then renamed Venessa S and re commenced commercial fishing as a Tuna Longliner from 2000 to 2017. She hit rocks and sank at Cabbage Tree Island on the 20/6/2017[2]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Collings, Jon (19 June 2002), "Submission 18: Department of Defence" (PDF), 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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