| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 847 |
| Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 23 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 9 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 14 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 19 May 1948. |
| Former name | BYMS 47 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2047 (J 847)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Arthur Vibert Pearce, RNR | Jul 1942 | mid/late43 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Thomas Douglas Knight Smith, RNVR | mid/late43 | 1 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Herbert Frank Harvey, RNVR | 1 Jun 1944 | late 1945 |
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