Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2240 (J 1040)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 1040 
Built byStadium Yacht Basin (Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Jun 1942 
Laid down11 Apr 1942 
Launched31 Oct 1942 
Commissioned25 May 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN 7 May 1946.

 
Former nameUSS YMS 240

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2240 (J 1040)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Skr. Barney Everite Sebert Smith, RNR1 Jun 19431 Sep 1943
2T/Lt. Cecil Cross Boxall, RNR1 Sep 1943mid/late44

3Geraint Ceredig Davies, RNVRJan 1945

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