| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 1046 |
| Built by | Tacoma Boat Building Co. (Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 24 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 11 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN 29 October 1946. |
| Former name | USS YMS 246 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2246 (J 1046)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. Thomas Stuart Forbes, RNVR | 20 Feb 1944 | mid 1944 | |
| 2 | T/A/S.Lt. Harry Ernest Smith, RNVR | 29 Mar 1945 | early 1946 | |
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