| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 844 |
| Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Dec 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 19 May 1948. |
| Former name | BYMS 44 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2044 (J 844)
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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. Walter Charles Base, RNR | 24 Jun 1942 | 24 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Charles William George Starr, RNVR | 24 Jul 1943 | 25 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Edmund Cyril George Cleare, RNVR | 25 Feb 1945 | 4 Feb 1946 |
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