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HMS BYMS 2049 (J 849)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 849 
Built byGibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 May, 1942 
Launched1 Sep, 1942 
Commissioned7 Apr, 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistoryReturned to the USN on 19 May 1948. 
Former nameBYMS 49

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