| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 842 |
| Built by | Barbour Boat Works (New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 15 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 26 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 3 December 1945. |
| Former name | BYMS 42 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2042 (J 842)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Skr.Lt. Henry Norman Rogers, RNR | 15 Nov 1943 | Mar 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Ch.Skr. John Frederick Whitley, RNR | Mar 1944 | 8 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | A/Ch.Skr. (A/Skr.Lt.) Thomas William Kirby, RNR | 8 Sep 1944 | early 1945 |
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