 HMAS Vigilant in July 1941. The deck awnings were removed at the outbreak of the Pacific War.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Builder | Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney |
| Yard number | 120 |
| Launched | 12 February 1938 |
| Acquired | October 1940 |
| Commissioned | 12 November 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 12 November 1945 |
| Renamed |
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| Homeport | Originally Townsville, later Darwin |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Scuttled in 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 106 tons standard |
| Length | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 16 cylinder 320hp Gleniffer diesel |
| Speed | 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 motor life boats |
| Complement | 15 |
| Armament | 3-pounder QF, 20mm Oerlikon AA, light arms |
HMAS Vigilant (later known as HMAS Sleuth and HMAS Hawk) was an auxiliary patrol boat serving with the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. Notably it was the 120th ship built by the Cockatoo Island Dockyard and the first aluminium ship built in Australia.[1]
- ^ Jeremy, John (1998). Cockatoo Island: Sydney's historic dockyard. Sydney, NSW: UNSW Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-86840-817-4. OCLC 60607127. Retrieved 7 December 2008.