Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2261 (J 1061)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 1061 
Built bySouth Coast Co. (Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Jun 1942 
Laid down9 Jun 1942 
Launched25 Sep 1942 
Commissioned8 Jul 1943 
End service 
History

 
Former nameUSS YMS 261

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2261 (J 1061)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Malcolm Stuart Cochrane, RNVR1 Jan 1944Apr 1945
2T/Lt. Thomas Arnold Steele Drake, RNVRApr 194510 Aug 1945
3T/Lt. Norman Stanley Gee, RNVR10 Aug 19451 Apr 1946

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