sentences:  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.Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, "Kuru" was commissioned into the RAN in December 1941 as an auxiliary patrol boat.