| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Rescue Tug |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | W 56 |
| Built by | |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1918 |
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Displacement: 954 tons. Became a barrage balloon vessel in August 1940. |
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Notable events involving Mammouth include:
9 Jul 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. She was escorted by the tug Mammouth. (1)
3 Sep 1942
With her refit completed, HMS H 50 (Lt. G.E. Hunt, DSC, RN), departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. She was escorted by the tug Mammouth. (2)
20 Apr 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. She was escorted by the tug Mammouth. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/17251
- ADM 173/17276
- ADM 173/17769
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.