| 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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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| 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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