Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2018 (J 818)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 818 
Built byBellingham Iron Works, Inc. (Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered6 Jun 1941 
Laid down23 Jul 1941 
Launched2 May 1942 
Commissioned16 Jul 1942 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 31 July 1946.

 
Former nameBYMS 18

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2018 (J 818)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Thomas Stuart Forbes, RNVR4 Jun 194320 Feb 1944
2T/Lt. Richard Arfon Jones, RNVR20 Feb 1944

3T/A/S.Lt. Robert Roy Thomas, RNVR10 Mar 1945Feb 1946

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