| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 879 |
| Built by | Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp. (Whitestone, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 29 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 22 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jul 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 8 May 1948. |
| Former name | BYMS 79 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2079 (J 879)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. A F Fox, RNVR | 25 Jul 1943 | 15 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Harold Russell Walker, RNVR | 15 Nov 1943 | 27 Sep 1945 (1) |
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