HMS Mastiff

EIght Royal Navy vessels have borne the name HMS Mastiff, named after the mastiff, a type of dog:

• HMS Mastiff (1797) was the mercantile Herald, launched at Hull in 1790 that the Royal Navy purchased in 1797 and fitted as a gun brig (12 guns); she was lost after running aground in 1800.
• HMS Mastiff (1813) was a gun brig (12 guns) launched in 1813, converted to a survey vessel in 1824 and sold 1851.[1]
• HMS Mastiff (1855) was a mortar vessel launched in 1855 but renamed Mortar Vessel 7 later that year; transferred to HM Coastguard in 1846 and renamed Watch Vessel 37.[2]
• HMS Mastiff (1856) was a screw gunboat launched in 1856, originally laid down as HMS Hound; sold in 1863.[3]
• HMS Mastiff (1871) was an iron screw third-class gunboat launched in 1871. Converted to a tender in 1890, renamed HMS Snapper in 1914 and was sold in 1931.[4]
• HMS Mastiff (1914) was a Thornycroft M-class destroyer launched in 1914 and sold in 1921.[5]
• HMS Mastff (1938) was a naval trawler of the Dog class launched in 1938, sunk by a mine in 1939.[6]
• HMS Mastff (1941), pennant FY350, was a 1929 Norwegian whaler, Busen 9, hired by the RN for the duration of the war and returned to Norway in December 1945.[7]

Citations

1. "Mastiff, 1813". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
2. "Mastiff, 1855". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
3. "Mastiff, 1856". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
4. "Mastiff, 1871". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
5. "H.M.S. Mastiff (1914)". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
6. "MS MASTIFF - Yard No 247 - Armed Trawler - Royal Navy - Built 1938". www.leithshipyards.com. The Loftsman. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
7. "HMS Mastiff (ii) (FY 350) ASW Whaler". uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 8 May 2017.