Her predecessor, the RVS Tukoro, was the second vessel of the first iteration of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program, and served in the same role from 1987 to 2021.

[4] The patrol boats were built with commercial off-the-shelf-components in order to ease maintenance costs for the island nations.

[6] On 28 May 2021 Vanuatu officials held a small farewell ceremony marking the last departure of Tukoro from the Mala Base Wharf in Port Vila, for her final voyage to Australia.

[10][16] Australia instructed that the boats would be delivered without armament, but they were designed to be capable of mounting an autocannon of up to 30 millimetres (1.2 in) on their foredeck, and a 0.50-calibre machine gun both port and starboard in front of the bridge.

A three-member panel met on 28 October and recommended the submission made by the commanding officer of Tukoro, Chief Inspector Kalsaf Treson Alick, which was then approved by the Acting Commissioner of Police.

It is a warrior role undertaken by people of high standing, historically serving as guardians against invaders on land or by sea.

[7] Tukoro left Vanuatu on 28 May 2021, headed for Australia on her last voyage, with her crew scheduled to return on board Takuare in September.

In attendance were, among others, the Vanuatu High Commissioner to Australia Mr. Samson Vilvil Farray, the Australian Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price, the commanding officer of Takuare, Chief Inspector Dicky Obed of the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing and the rest of Takuare's new crew.

[34] In the second week of June 2022, the Takuare docked indefinitely at SinoVan wharf in Port Vila due an engine exhaust problem.

Black smoke containing (toxic) carbon monoxide was leaking into the engine room, causing her commander to pull her out of service pending repairs.

[37][38] In October 2022 she was unable to fulfill her normal duties of transporting ballot boxes to remote islands, as there was a new problem with the hydrogen sulphide aboard the vessel producing toxic gas.

[39] Both the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and RVS Takuare muster men's teams to compete in local tournaments under the Asia-Pacific Rugby League.