Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2062 (J 862)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 862 
Built byWestergard Boat Works Inc. (Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Mar 1942 
Laid down24 Dec 1942 
Launched25 May 1943 
Commissioned30 Oct 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 10 December 1946.

 
Former nameBYMS 62

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2062 (J 862)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Skr. Thomas Arthur Phillipson, RNR30 Oct 194310 Apr 1945
2A/Skr.Lt. Sydney Henderson Duffield, DSC, RNR10 Apr 1945

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