Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2141 (J 941)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 941 
Built byAstoria Marine Construction Co. (Astoria, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Jun 1942 
Laid down24 Mar 1943 
Launched19 Jul 1943 
Commissioned28 Aug 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 23 May 1947.

 
Former nameUSS YMS 141

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2141 (J 941)

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CommanderFromTo
1A/Skr.Lt. James William Blythe Jobson, RNR25 Aug 194329 Sep 1945
2T/Lt. Harold Russell Walker, DSC, RNVRApr 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

  1. http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RNVR_officersW.html
  2. ADM 173/19392

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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