"Mavie" was attacked by Japanese aircraft in the air raids on Darwin on 19 February 1942, near the Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin Harbour. "Mavie" was sunk by a near miss, although the crew of four survived. "Mavie" was salvaged in 1959–60 when the Fujita Salvage Company salvaged the cargo ship "Neptuna", which had also been sunk in the raid.