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HMAS Kuru
HMAS ''Kuru'' was an auxiliary patrol boat operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Constructed in 1938 for the Northern Territory Patrol Service, ''Kuru'' was requesitioned by the RAN following the Japanese declaration of war in December 1941. The ship operated from Darwin, and was one of the vessels used to keep Allied troops in Timor resupplied following the Japanese invasion. ''Kuru'' operated until 1943, when she was damaged beyond repair in an accident. ==Design and construction== ''Kuru'' was built at Balmain, New South Wales in 1938 for the Northern Territory Patrol Service and was used to counter poaching by Japanese fishermen. She was long, had a maximum speed of , and was armed with a single three-pounder gun. In RAN service, her armament was increased to an Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, a 0.50 calibre M2 Browning machine gun, and several lighter machine guns.〔Gun Plot, ''HMAS Kuru''〕
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