wɪððɪ ˈɑːnsɛt ʌv wˈɔːɹ, mˈæmuːtˌuː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ɔːstɹˈeɪliən nˈeɪvi stˈoːɹz ʃˈɪp dˈʊɹɹɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə kˈʌstəmˌɛɹi ɹˌiːsəplˈaɪ dˈuːɾi ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
With the onset of war, Mamutu served as a Royal Australian Navy stores ship during 1941, returning to customary resupply duty in January 1942.