# HMAS Kooronga

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       *''Cerberus II'' (1924-??)
       *''Kooronga'' (??-1948)
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'''HMAS ''Kooronga''''' was a 60-ton tug boat and [training ship](/source/training_ship) operated by the [Royal Australian Navy](/source/Royal_Australian_Navy) (RAN). She was constructed at the [Williamstown Dockyard](/source/Williamstown_Dockyard), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)) in 1917. ''Kooronga'' was commissioned on 6 June 1924 and named ''Cerberus II'' as a tender at the [Flinders Naval Depot](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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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