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HM BYMS-2185
ex-HM J-985
ex-YMS-185


YMS-185 served the Navies of the United Kingdom and Greece
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 29 May 1942 as YMS-185 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Long Island, NY
  • Launched 8 August 1942
  • Completed 9 February 1943, transferred to the Royal Navy and reclassified HM J-985
  • Reclassified HM BYMS-2185
  • Returned to U. S. Navy custody 12 August 1944, transferred to Greece the same day and named RHMS Afroessa (M 209)
  • Struck from the Naval Register 8 September 1952
  • Struck from the Greek Naval register in 1973
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 270 t.
  • Length 136'
  • Beam 24' 6"
  • Draft 8'
  • Speed 15 kts.
  • Complement 32
  • Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm mounts, and two depth charge projectors
  • Propulsion: Two 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YMS-185 52k c. 1951 Robert Hurst
    YMS-185 89k c. 1971
    Hellenic Navy photo
    There is no DANFS history available for YMS-185
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