MSA Bermagui

For other ships of the same name, see HMAS Bermagui.
Career (Australia)
Name: Nadgee II
Launched: 1973
Fate: Sold to Royal Australian Navy in 1994
Career (Australia)
Name: MSA Bermagui
In service: 1994
Out of service: 2000
General characteristics
Tonnage:110 gross tonnage
Length:19.9 m (65 ft)
Propulsion:1 x GM Detroit Diesel 12V71 diesel engine. 359 bhp (268 kW).
Speed:10.5 knots
Complement:8 (RAN)

MSA Bermagui (1121) was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in 1973 as Nadgee II, the vessel was operated commercially as a tuna-fishing boat until March 1994, when she was acquired under the RAN's Craft of Opportunity Program for use as an auxiliary.[1][2] During military service, she had a crew of eight.[1] The ship left service in 2000.[1] Bermagui was sold at auction for A$190,000 in April 2000, to Mosman Bay Boat Charters.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Noakes, Steve (3 April 2000). "Bermagui's gesture". Navy News. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. Collings, Jon (19 June 2002), "Submission 18: Department of Defence", in Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Review of the Accrual Budget Documentation (Report), Government of Australia, retrieved 20 January 2014