Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 1009 |
Built by | Robert Jacob Inc. (City Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 30 Apr 1942 |
Launched | 15 Aug 1942 |
Commissioned | 24 Mar 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 15 April 1946. |
Former name | USS YMS 209 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2209 (J 1009)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Percival Philip Shorter, RNR | 24 Mar 1943 | 4 Jul 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. Bertie Horace Loyns, RNR | 4 Jul 1944 |
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