SS Auby

SS Auby was a Sarawakian Cargo ship that was scuttled at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 5 March 1942 during the Battle of Java.[1]

History
Name:
  • Rosario (1908-1920)
  • Auby (1920-1925)
  • Auby (1925-1942)
Owner: Sarawak & Singapore S. S. Co.
Builder: Soc. Esercizio Bacini
Yard number: 44
Launched: 1908
Completed: 1908
Acquired: 1908
Maiden voyage: 1908
In service: 1908
Out of service: 5 March 1942
Identification: VSBD
Fate: Scuttled
General characteristics
Type: Cargo ship
Tonnage: 636 GRT
Length: 63.2 metres (207 ft 4 in)
Beam: 10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in)
Depth: 3 metres (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power: 2 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engines
Propulsion: Two screw propellers

Construction

Auby was built at the Soc. Esercizio Bacini shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Italy in 1908. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 63.2 metres (207 ft 4 in) long, had a beam of 10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in) and had a depth of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in). She was assessed at 636 GRT and had 2 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engines driving two screw propellors. The ship could generate 47 n.h.p..[1]

Sinking

Auby was scuttled at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 5 March 1942 during the Battle of Java to prevend her falling into Japanese possession, after having helped evacuate civilians from Singapore to Tanjong Priok.[1]

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References
  1. "SS Auby (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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