TV Stephen Brown is a former collier moored permanently at Beauty Point, where she has been renovated for use as a stationary training ship. She is connected to shore power and water to enable propulsion plant to be operated for training purposes. Holds 1 and 2 have been installed with a variety of fully operational machinery for training purposes.

In December 1995 a Damage Control (Flood) Unit was completed aboard the ship. Three floodable compartments in the superstructure are used to provide damage control training for civil and Department of Defence Pacific Patrol Boat personnel.