Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2037 (J 837)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 837 
Built byBarbour Boat Works (New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Mar 1942 
Laid down5 May 1942 
Launched7 Sep 1942 
Commissioned15 Mar 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 23 May 1947.

 
Former nameBYMS 37

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2037 (J 837)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Edward William Long, RNR16 Mar 1943mid 1944
2T/Lt. Frank Bradley Martin, RNVRmid 1944Apr 1945
3T/Lt. William Anthony McLaughlan, RNVRApr 1945

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