Allied Warships

HMS BYMS 2189 (J 989)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantJ 989 
Built byGreenport Basin and Construction Co. (Greenport, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Jun 1942 
Laid down25 Aug 1942 
Launched14 Oct 1942 
Commissioned1 May 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 29 August 1947.

 
Former nameUSS YMS 189

Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2189 (J 989)

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1T/Lt. Ronald Fitzgerald Barton Beesley, RNVR1 May 194328 Jan 1946

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