| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 843 |
| Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 12 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 3 September 1946. |
| Former name | BYMS 43 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2043 (J 843)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Stuart Heptinstall, RNR | 24 Jun 1942 | mid/late43 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Forbes Walker, RNVR | mid/late43 | mid 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Henry Craddock, RNVR | mid 1944 | May 1945 |
| 4 | A/Ch.Skr. Charles Walker Snape, RNR | May 1945 | late 1945 |
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