Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2063 (J 863)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 863 
Built byWestergard Boat Works Inc. (Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Mar 1942 
Laid down15 Jan 1943 
Launched12 Jun 1943 
Commissioned10 Nov 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 21 April 1948.

 
Former nameBYMS 63

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2063 (J 863)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/A/Skr.Lt. Edward William Beswick Norton, RNR11 Nov 194320 Mar 1945
2T/A/Skr.Lt. Arthur Harold Button, RNR20 Mar 1945

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