1 9 3 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁converted ▁to ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁anti - sub marine ▁vessel ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁During ▁her ▁naval ▁service ▁she ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁weapons ▁and ▁a ▁raised ▁forec ast le . ▁In ▁late ▁November ▁and ▁early ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁H MA S ▁Sydney ▁and ▁found ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁car ley ▁flo ats : ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁items ▁found ▁from ▁the ▁cru iser , ▁and ▁currently ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁She ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁own ers ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Her os ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁R AN ▁for ▁brief ▁periods ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁before ▁being ▁recomm ission ed ▁at ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁During ▁her ▁second ▁commission ▁she ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁t ug bo at , ▁and ▁served ▁mainly ▁in ▁northern ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁She ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁R AN ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁own ers ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁that ▁year . ▁She ▁continued ▁in ▁commercial ▁service ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9