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Name: | Nadgee II |
Launched: | 1973 |
Fate: | Sold to Royal Australian Navy in 1994 |
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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. During military service, she had a crew of eight. The ship left service in 2000.Bermagui was sold at auction for A$190,000 in April 2000, to Mosman Bay Boat Charters.