Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2052 (J 852)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 852 
Built byGibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Mar 1942 
Laid down7 Jul 1942 
Launched3 Oct 1942 
Commissioned21 May 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 14 May 1948.

 
Former nameBYMS 52

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2052 (J 852)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Kenneth Jackson, RNVR22 May 1943early 1944
2T/Lt. Charles Edward Haste, RNVRearly 194429 Nov 1944
3Edward Elon Firth, RNVR29 Nov 19444 Jan 1946

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