Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | J 987 |
Built by | Greenport Basin and Construction Co. (Greenport, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 27 Jun 1942 |
Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 Mar 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 10 July 1947. |
Former name | USS YMS 187 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2187 (J 987)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/S.Lt. Vernon George Button, RNVR | 4 Jul 1943 | 1 Oct 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Peter Moore, RNVR | 1 Oct 1943 | 7 Sep 1945 |
3 | T/Lt. Harold Wright, RNVR | 7 Sep 1945 | Jan 1946 |
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