After the war, the ship was returned to the Department of Trade and Customs as PV Vigilant, and served as a whaling patrol ship off Western Australia until 1965.
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It was built for the Department of Trade and Customs, intended for use patrolling waters to the north of Australia in conjunction with the Kuru.
HMAS Stawell | HMAS Kiama | Operation Vigilant Warrior | HMAS Inverell | HMAS Una | HMAS ''Sydney'' | HMAS Otama | HMAS ''Orara'' | HMAS Orara | HMAS ''Coonawarra'' | USRC Vigilant | HMAS Wyatt Earp | HMAS Wato | HMAS ''Warrego'' | HMAS Warrego | HMAS ''Vampire'' | HMAS ''Una'' | HMAS ''Strahan'' | HMAS Strahan | HMAS ''Stawell'' | HMAS Kuru | HMAS ''Hobart'' | HMAS Echuca | HMAS ''Diamantina'' | HMAS ''Curlew'' | HMAS ''Cerberus'' | HMAS ''Castlemaine'' | HMAS Castlemaine | HMAS ''Canberra'' | HMAS Burra Bra |