HMAS Waree (W128) was a tug boat operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.

[1] She sank on 17 October 1946 off the New South Wales coast while sailing to Sydney from Thursday Island.

[4] In RAN service, the ship was fitted with 2 × .303-inch Vickers machine guns for self-defence.

[4] While steaming to Sydney from Thursday Island with cargo on 17 October 1946, Waree began taking on water and was run aground near the entrance of the Clarence River at Yamba, New South Wales.

A court martial later found Waree's captain, Lieutenant Bill Boas, culpable for her loss.