Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 971 |
Built by | Henry C. Grebe Co. (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 22 May 1942 |
Launched | 21 Nov 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 Apr 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 27 April 1946. |
Former name | USS YMS 171 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2171 (J 971)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. William Jackson Wolfe, RNVR | Sep 1943 | 1 Apr 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Richard Kemble, RNVR | 1 Apr 1945 |
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