Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 986 |
Built by | Greenport Basin and Construction Co. (Greenport, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 12 May 1942 |
Launched | 22 Aug 1942 |
Commissioned | 27 Feb 1943 |
End service | 15 Dec 1943 |
History | Returned to the USN on 15 December 1943 and transferred to Greece as Leros the same day. |
Former name | USS YMS 186 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2186 (J 986)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | T/Lt. John Richard Grundy, RNR | Jul 1942 | Ca. mid 43 | |
2 | T/Lt. Harold Lipscombe Prestage, RNVR | Dec 1943 |
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