| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Rescue Tug |
| Class | Brigand |
| Pennant | W 98 |
| Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 9 Nov 1938 |
| Commissioned | |
| End service | |
| History | Sold into mercantile service on 20 October 1958 and renamed Emerson K. Capsized at Capetown, South Africa on 10 August 1965 and scrapped there starting on 16 March 1966. |
Commands listed for HMS Marauder (W 98)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Walter James Hammond, RNR | 24 Dec 1939 | 8 Nov 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Frank Jennings, RNR | 8 Nov 1941 | mid/late44 |
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Notable events involving Marauder include:
3 Jul 1940
HMRT Marauder (T/Lt. W.J. Hammond, RNR) takes the damaged Dutch merchant Amstelland in tow to Falmouth, where they arrived on 5 July. The Amstelland was torpedoed and damaged on 1 July by German U-boat U-65 about 380 nautical miles south-west of Lands End in position 47°53'N, 13°23'W. During the tow the ships were escorted by the British corvette HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. A.D. Bruford, RNVR).
23 Sep 1940
HMRT Marauder (T/Lt. W.J. Hammond, RNR) takes in tow the British merchant Scholar in position 55°10'N, 17°49'W. The Scholar was torpedoed and damaged the previous day about 340 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 55°11'N, 17°58'W by German U-boat U-100. On the 24th the tow was abandoned in position 54°38'N, 16°40'W and the crew of the Scholar was taken off by the British destroyer HMS Skate (Lt. F.P. Baker, DSC, RN). HMS Skate also scuttles the wreck of the Scholar.
4 Dec 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR) departed Milford Haven for Plymouth. She was towed by HMRT Marauder (T/Lt. F. Jennings, RNR). (1)
7 Dec 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR) departed Plymouth for Portsmouth. Again she was towed by HMRT Marauder (T/Lt. F. Jennings, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18335
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.