Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/March 19

MSA Brolga in 2001

MSA (Minesweeper Auxiliary) Brolga was a minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy between 1988 and 2003. She was constructed in 1975, and first served as a lighthouse tender for the Australian Department of Transport. She was purchased by the RAN on February 10, 1988 and entered service as a Minesweeper Auxiliary (Small). Brolga was one of three Minesweeper Auxiliaries operating as part of the Craft of Opportunity (COOP) Program. MSA Brolga saw operational service off Bougainville, supporting the Peace Monitoring Group during Operation Belisi. Brolga was retired from the RAN in 2003 and sold at auction.