Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2016 (J 816)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 816 
Built byDachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corp. (Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.A.) 
Ordered6 Jun 1941 
Laid down31 Jul 1941 
Launched24 Feb 1942 
Commissioned9 Jun 1942 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 12 February 1948.

 
Former nameBYMS 16

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2016 (J 816)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. John Stirling, RNVRJun 1942Nov 1942
2T/Lt. Guy Francois Pozac, RNRNov 194223 Oct 1943
3T/S.Lt. Donald Shore, RNVR23 Oct 19432 Jul 1944
4T/Lt. Charles Francis Jeffrey, RNVR2 Jul 194415 Jan 1945
5T/Lt. Richard Arfon Jones, RNVR15 Jan 1945late 1945

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