Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 809 |
Built by | Associated Shipbuilders (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 6 Jun 1941 |
Laid down | 18 Sep 1941 |
Launched | 17 Mar 1942 |
Commissioned | 1 Sep 1942 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 23 May 1947. |
Former name | BYMS 9 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2009 (J 809)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. John Balchin Blake, RNR | 4 Apr 1942 | Mid 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Edward Lawrence Pendlebury, RCNVR | Mid 1943 | Feb 1945 |
3 | T/Lt. John Anthony Blackmore, RNVR | Feb 1945 | Aug 1946 |
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