BYMS-class minesweeper

	BYMS 2030
Class overview
Operators	Royal Navy
Built	1941–1943
Completed	150
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	270 long tons (274 t)
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	32
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun; 2 × 20 mm guns; 2 × Depth charge projectors;

The BYMS class was a class of wooden motor minesweepers, part of the United States Navy YMS-1 class minesweepers. One hundred fifty ships destined for the United Kingdom were launched from 1941 to 1943.

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