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HMS BYMS 2002

HMS BYMS 2002 is documented as BYMS 2 and J802, a member of BYMS class, and in Royal Navy service.

BYMS 2 · BYMS classRoyal NavyWorld War II, Cold WarRepresentative class image
A flottilla of Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) BYMS-class minesweepers sweeps the coast of the Netherlands in 1948. The BYMS-class was a class of wooden motor minesweepers, part of the U.S.
Representative class image: A flottilla of Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) BYMS-class minesweepers sweeps the coast of the Netherlands in 1948. The BYMS-class was a class of wooden motor minesweepers, part of the U.S. Navy YMS-Yard-class minesweepers.U.S. Navy All Hands magazine November 1948 , p. 21. · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantBYMS 2, J802
ClassBYMS class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardAmerican Car & Foundry — Wilmington, Delaware
Recorded statusDecommissioned

Overview

HMS BYMS 2002 is documented as BYMS 2 and J802, a member of BYMS class, and in Royal Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are United Kingdom and Royal Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes BYMS 2 and J802 and BYMS 2.

The available construction history records the ship as built by American Car & Foundry — Wilmington, Delaware.

Class and service context

HMS BYMS 2002 is linked to BYMS class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Minesweeping, Coastal mine warfare, and Amphibious assault support. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Royal Navy service ended after the war; later disposition is retained in source provenance where known but not forced into an uncertain identity chain.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for HMS BYMS 2002.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of BYMS class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. NavSource Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) / British Motor Minesweeper (BYMS) Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Yard Minesweepers (YMS / BYMS) ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. BYMS minesweepers (1942–1943) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. YMS class — Royal Navy BYMS ships ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
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