HMAS Kooronga

HMAS Kooronga was a 60-ton tug boat and training ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was constructed at the Williamstown Dockyard, Victoria in 1917. Kooronga was commissioned on 6 June 1924 and named Cerberus II as a tender at the Flinders Naval Depot.[1] The vessel was later renamed HMAS Kooronga. She ran aground in the Port Phillip channel and was stranded from 28 June until 14 July 1940.[2] Upon being refloated she was refitted out.

History
Australia
Name:
  • Kooronga (1917-1924)
  • Cerberus II (1924-??)
  • Kooronga (??-1948)
Builder: Williamstown Dockyard, Victoria.
Launched: 1917
Commissioned: 1924
Decommissioned: 1948
Fate: Sold in 1948
History
Australia
Name: Black Witch II (1948-1958)
Owner: Jim Anderson
Fate: Ran aground and wrecked in 1958
General characteristics
Type: Tug
Displacement: 60 tons
Length: 70 feet (21 m)
Beam: 14 feet (4.3 m)

Kooronga remained in RAN service until 1947. She was sold into private hands in 1948, renamed Black Witch II, and converted to a schooner.[1][3] On 14 August 1958, the schooner ran aground at Apollo Bay beach during a gale.[3] The wreck is believed to be buried under the sand.[3]

Notes
  1. Wilson, p.59.
  2. Wilson, p.75.
  3. "Black Witch II Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S95". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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References
  • Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 - Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville. ISBN 978-1-876270-72-8
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