| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 873 |
| Built by | Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp. (Whitestone, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 25 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 14 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 23 May 1947. |
| Former name | BYMS 73 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2073 (J 873)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Cyril Thomson, RANVR | 31 May 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Ewart Smith, RNVR | Aug 1944 |
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