| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 1056 |
| Built by | Weaver Shipyards (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | |
| Former name | USS YMS 256 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2256 (J 1056)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. James Slater Mackay, RNVR | Apr 1944 | Mid 1946 |
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