| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 961 |
| Built by | Burger Boat Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 12 November 1946. |
| Former name | USS YMS 161 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2161 (J 961)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Vivian Adams Mawson, RNVR | Jan 1944 | 9 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Stanley Roebuck, RNVR | 9 Sep 1944 | 6 Nov 1944 |
| 3 | F W Willey, RNVR | 6 Nov 1944 | May 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Vivian Adams Mawson, RNVR | May 1945 |
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