Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 823 |
Built by | Seattle Ship Building and Dry Dock Co. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 11 Jun 1941 |
Laid down | 4 Mar 1942 |
Launched | 23 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 27 Oct 1942 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 23 May 1947. |
Former name | BYMS 23 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2023 (J 823)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Reginald Edward Andres Jones, RCNVR | 1 Jul 1942 | Jan 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. George Frederick Sydney Winrow, RNVR | Jan 1944 | Aug 1944 |
3 | T/Lt. Edward Michael Mann, RNVR | Aug 1944 | 9 Feb 1945 |
4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Henry Clark, DSC, RNVR | 9 Feb 1945 | mid 1945 |
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