HMS ''BYMS-2282'' was a of the

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during the

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. She was built as ''YMS-282'' for the

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but was transferred under

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to the United Kingdom upon completion and never commissioned into the United States Navy. ''BYMS-2282'' was transferred to the Polish Navy after conclusion of the war and served as ORP ''Mors''.

Career

She was laid down on 15 August 1942 as ''YMS-282'' by the San Diego Marine Construction Co.,

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and launched on 30 November 1942. Upon completion on 26 August 1943, she was transferred to the

under

as HMS ''BYMS-2282''. She participated, along with in the aftermath of the sinking of the with . She was transferred to the Polish Navy on 18 April 1948 as ORP ''Mors'' and struck on 8 January 1957. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

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Photograph of ''BYMS-2282'' in 1947
{{DEFAULTSORT:BYMS-2282 YMS-1-class minesweepers of the United States Navy Ships built in San Diego 1942 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy BYMS-class minesweepers World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom YMS-1-class minesweepers of the Polish Navy Cold War minesweepers of Poland