BYMS-class minesweeper
BYMS 2030 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| 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 |
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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.