HMAS Uralba
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Uralba |
| Owner | North Coast Steam Navigation Company |
| Launched | 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk as an artificial reef in 1971 |
| Australia (RAN) | |
| Name | Uralba |
| Builder | Ernest Wright, Tuncurry, New South Wales |
| Commissioned | 22 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 603 gross tonnage |
| Length | 154.8 ft (47 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth | 9.3 ft (3 m) |
HMAS Uralba was an auxiliary minefield tender and armament stores carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She was launched in 1942 by Ernest Wright, Tuncurry, New South Wales as Uralba (presumably named after the North Coast of NSW locality) for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company. Requisitioned by the RAN while under construction on 13 July 1942 and commissioned on 22 November 1942. After being returned to her owners and being sold and used for a number of purposes she was sunk on 4 November 1971 to create an artificial reef off Carrum Creek, in Port Phillip Bay.