Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2059 (J 859)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 859 
Built byWestergard Boat Works Inc. (Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Mar 1942 
Laid down4 May 1942 
Launched6 Feb 1943 
Commissioned30 Aug 1943 
End service 
History

 
Former nameBYMS 59

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2059 (J 859)

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CommanderFromTo
1Skr. Lewis Percy Keable, RNR30 Aug 194323 Mar 1944
2TA/Ch/Skr. (T/A/Skr.Lt.) Percival James May, RNR23 Mar 1944Early 1945

3A/Skr.Lt. Richard Thomson Souter, RNRMay 1945

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