Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 859 |
Built by | Westergard Boat Works Inc. (Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
Laid down | 4 May 1942 |
Launched | 6 Feb 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
End service | |
History | |
Former name | BYMS 59 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2059 (J 859)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Skr. Lewis Percy Keable, RNR | 30 Aug 1943 | 23 Mar 1944 | |
2 | TA/Ch/Skr. (T/A/Skr.Lt.) Percival James May, RNR | 23 Mar 1944 | Early 1945 | |
3 | A/Skr.Lt. Richard Thomson Souter, RNR | May 1945 |
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