Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan barkewar Yakin Pacific, "Kuru" an ba shi izini a cikin RAN a watan Disamba na 1941 a matsayin jirgin ruwa mai ba da taimako. HMAS "Kuru" ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin
Yaƙin Timor daga Mayu 1942 kuma ya kammala tafiye-tafiye da yawa zuwa tsibirin.