Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 941 |
Built by | Astoria Marine Construction Co. (Astoria, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 24 Mar 1943 |
Launched | 19 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 28 Aug 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 23 May 1947. |
Former name | USS YMS 141 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2141 (J 941)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | A/Skr.Lt. James William Blythe Jobson, RNR | 25 Aug 1943 | 29 Sep 1945 |
2 | T/Lt. Harold Russell Walker, DSC, RNVR | Apr 1946 | ??? (1) |
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Notable events involving BYMS 2141 include:
24 May 1944
Around 0230 hours, HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN), made rendez-vous with her escort HMS BYMS 2141 (A/Skr.Lt. J.W.B. Jobson, RNR). They then proceeded to Holy Loch in company. (2)
Sources
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.