| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | J 1078 |
| Built by | J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | |
| Former name | USS YMS 278 |
Commands listed for HMS BYMS 2278 (J 1078)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Edmond Allan Reynolds Chilton, DSC, RNR | 13 Nov 1943 | early 1945 |
| 2 | A A Gunn, RNR | early 1945 | 13 Apr 1945 |
| 3 | A/Ch.Skr. Edmond Allan Reynolds Chilton, DSC, RNR | 13 Apr 1945 | 3 Dec 1945 |
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