| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 859 |
| Built by | Westergard Boat Works Inc. (Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 4 May 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | |
| Former name | BYMS 59 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2059 (J 859)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Skr. Lewis Percy Keable, RNR | 30 Aug 1943 | 23 Mar 1944 | |
| 2 | TA/Ch/Skr. (T/A/Skr.Lt.) Percival James May, RNR | 23 Mar 1944 | Early 1945 | |
| 3 | A/Skr.Lt. Richard Thomson Souter, RNR | May 1945 | ||
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