MSA 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
Home port	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

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