| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 808 |
| Built by | Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp. (Whitestone, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 6 Jun 1941 |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Oct 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 12 November 1946. |
| Former name | BYMS 8 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2008 (J 808)
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Norman Lyle, RNR | 9 Jul 1942 | late 1943 |
| 2 | T/Skr. Job Banyard Jamieson, RNR | late 1943 | Dec 1943 |
| 3 | Skr. George Samuel Draper, DSC, RNR | Dec 1943 | Mar 1946 |
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