Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 968 |
Built by | Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corp. (Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 24 Sep 1942 |
Launched | 4 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 9 Sep 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 3 September 1946. |
Former name | USS YMS 168 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2168 (J 968)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Paul Edward Lyford Ehrke, RNVR | 9 Sep 1943 | 6 Oct 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. Ralph Orlando Tyrer, RNVR | 6 Oct 1944 | 10 Jul 1945 |
3 | T/S.Lt. R A Ryland, RNVR | 10 Jul 1945 |
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