{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= |image_caption= }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |country=Australia |flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|naval-1913}} |name=*''Kooronga'' (1917-1924) *''Cerberus II'' (1924-??) *''Kooronga'' (??-1948) |namesake= |builder=Williamstown Dockyard, Victoria. |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=1917 |sponsor= |christened= |completed= |acquired= |commissioned=1924 |decommissioned=1948 |renamed= |reclassified= |homeport= |motto= |nickname= |fate=Sold in 1948 |notes= |badge= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/career |country=Australia |flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|civil}} |name=''Black Witch II'' (1948-1958) |owner=Jim Anderson |fate=Ran aground and wrecked in 1958 }}
|section4={{Infobox ship/characteristics |type=Tug |displacement=60 tons |length={{convert|70|ft|m}} |beam={{convert|14|ft|m}} |draught= |propulsion= |speed= |range= |endurance= |complement= |sensors= |EW= |armament= |notes= }} }} '''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.<ref name="Wilson">Wilson, p.59.</ref> 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.<ref>Wilson, p.75.</ref> Upon being refloated she was refitted out.
''Kooronga'' remained in RAN service until 1947. She was sold into private hands in 1948, renamed ''Black Witch II'', and converted to a schooner.<ref name="Wilson"/><ref name="VHD">{{Cite VHD shipwreck|95|Black Witch II|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> On 14 August 1958, the schooner ran aground at Apollo Bay beach during a gale.<ref name="VHD"/> The wreck is believed to be buried under the sand.<ref name="VHD"/>
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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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