Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2006 (J 806)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 806 
Built byWheeler Shipbuilding Corp. (Whitestone, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered6 Jun 1941 
Laid down4 Nov 1941 
Launched22 Aug 1942 
Commissioned28 Sep 1942 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 12 November 1946.

 
Former nameBYMS 6

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2006 (J 806)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Skr. Robert Alan Cook, RNR9 Jul 1942Dec 1943
2T/A/Skr.Lt. Leonard Claxton, RNRDec 194326 Oct 1944 (+)

3T/Lt. Edward Adrian Ivor Evans, SANF(V)10 Feb 194517 Dec 1945

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