W 56

displ. 970t (1939 954td; 1958 740td) (161.3'x31.2'x13.7')
steam, 1800ihp, sp 12kn

1918: Built by ??
1918: deleivered to the French Marine, for service at Cherbourg
1940 -03/07: seized by the UK Royal Navy at Plymouth
1940 -xx/08: served as mobile barrage balloon vessel at Sheerness
1943: served with the UK Royal Navy as salvage tug at Harwich
1944-45: used for target towing
1944: served at Normandie landing
1945 -17/08: returned to the French Marine
1963 -xx/07: condemned