| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 1061 |
| Built by | South Coast Co. (Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 9 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 25 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jul 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | |
| Former name | USS YMS 261 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2261 (J 1061)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Malcolm Stuart Cochrane, RNVR | 1 Jan 1944 | Apr 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Thomas Arnold Steele Drake, RNVR | Apr 1945 | 10 Aug 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Norman Stanley Gee, RNVR | 10 Aug 1945 | 1 Apr 1946 |
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