Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2246 (J 1046)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 1046 
Built byTacoma Boat Building Co. (Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Jun 1942 
Laid down24 Nov 1942 
Launched11 Mar 1943 
Commissioned26 Aug 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN 29 October 1946.

 
Former nameUSS YMS 246

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2246 (J 1046)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Thomas Stuart Forbes, RNVR20 Feb 1944mid 1944

2T/A/S.Lt. Harry Ernest Smith, RNVR29 Mar 1945early 1946

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