SS Auby

History
Name	Rosario (1908-1920); Auby (1920-1925); Auby (1925-1942);
Owner	Sarawak & Singapore S. S. Co.
Builder	Soc. Esercizio Bacini
Yard number	44
Launched	1908
Completed	1908
Acquired	1908
Maiden voyage	1908
In service	1908
Out of service	5 March 1942
Identification	VSBD
Fate	Scuttled
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	636 GRT
Length	63.2 metres (207 ft 4 in)
Beam	10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in)
Depth	3 metres (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engines
Propulsion	Two screw propellers

Name

Rosario (1908-1920)
Auby (1920-1925)
Auby (1925-1942)

OwnerSarawak & Singapore S. S. Co.

BuilderSoc. Esercizio Bacini

Yard number44

SS Auby was a Sarawakian Cargo ship that was scuttled at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 5 March 1942 during the Battle of Java.^[1]

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Eridanus, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656 2 Mar: HNLMS Aldebaran, HNLMS Banckert, HNLMS Bangkalan, HNLMS Castor, USAT Don Esteban, HNLMS Fomalhaut, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, Van Waerwijck, HNLMS Poolster, HNLMS Witte de With 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, Mary, USS Perch 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra 5 Mar: Auby 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia 7 Mar: Arabutan, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru 11 Mar: HMS Naiad 12 Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra Louloudis 19 Mar: Papoose 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop, Oakmar 21 Mar: Vamar 23 Mar: British Prudence, Naeco 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655 26 Mar: Dixie Arrow, HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26 30 Mar: U-585 31 Mar: San Gerardo Unknown: Emilia, Panay
Other incidents	2 Mar: Ruth Kellogg, HMS Walney 4 Mar: USS Sargo, HMAS Tambar 5 Mar: Takao Maru 10 Mar: China Maru, Tama Maru No. 2 11 Mar: Komintern 15 Mar: Olean 16 Mar: Irish Willow, U-753 21 Mar: SS Esso Nashville 22 Mar: Kingston 23 Mar: USS Gato 25 Mar: Imperial Transport Unknown date: USS Drum
1941 1942 1943 February 1942 April 1942

SS Auby

Sinking

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History




Name	Rosario (1908-1920) Auby (1920-1925) Auby (1925-1942)
Owner	Sarawak & Singapore S. S. Co.
Builder	Soc. Esercizio Bacini
Yard number	44
Launched	1908
Completed	1908
Acquired	1908
Maiden voyage	1908
In service	1908
Out of service	5 March 1942
Identification	VSBD
Fate	Scuttled


General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	636 GRT
Length	63.2 metres (207 ft 4 in)
Beam	10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in)
Depth	3 metres (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engines
Propulsion	Two screw propellers