MSA Koraaga

For other ships with the same name, see Koraaga.

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.

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)

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]