Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 949 |
Built by | Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 26 Oct 1942 |
Launched | 4 Apr 1943 |
Commissioned | 14 Aug 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 6 June 1947. |
Former name | USS YMS 149 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2149 (J 949)
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Clifford Dugdale, RNVR | 1 Jan 1944 | Jun 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. Forbes Walker, RNVR | Jun 1944 | 12 May 1945 |
3 | T/Lt. Charles Myer Gershuny, RNVR | 12 May 1945 |
You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.