HMAS Kuru

Kuru in Sydney Harbour, 1938
History
Australia
Name	Kuru
Launched	1938
Acquired	from Northern Territory Patrol Service
Commissioned	December 1941
Honours and awards	Battle honours: Darwin 1942–43 Pacific 1943
Fate	Damaged beyond repair, October 1943
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary patrol boat
Length	75 ft (23 m)
Propulsion	Diesel engine
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	21
Armament	NTPS: 1 × 3-pounder gun RAN: 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × .50 cal. machine gun Several light machine guns

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 requisitioned 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.