| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 838 |
| Built by | Barbour Boat Works (New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 14 May 1942 |
| Launched | 30 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 10 April 1946. |
| Former name | BYMS 38 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2038 (J 838)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Skr.Lt. Henry Douglas Treece Birch, RNR | 30 Apr 1943 | late 1945 |
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