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

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]

Construction

Auby was built at the Soc. Esercizio Bacini shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Italy in 1908. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 63.2 metres (207 ft 4 in) long, had a beam of 10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in) and had a depth of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in). She was assessed at 636 GRT and had 2 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engines driving two screw propellers. The ship could generate 47 n.h.p..^[1][2]

Sinking

Auby was scuttled at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies on 5 March 1942 during the Battle of Java to prevent her falling into Japanese possession, after having helped evacuate civilians from Singapore to Tanjung Priok.^[1]

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