Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 849 |
Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
Laid down | 9 May 1942 |
Launched | 1 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 Apr 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 19 May 1948. |
Former name | BYMS 49 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2049 (J 849)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. George Oswald Macdonald, RNR | 4 Sep 1942 | Ca. mid 44 |
2 | T/Lt. Lawrence Alick Reeve, RNVR | Ca. mid 44 | 10 Aug 1945 |
3 | T/Lt. Ronald Bowden Delafield, RNVR | 10 Aug 1945 |
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