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

Royal Navy during the Second World War The Royal Navy was an important component of the Allied forces during the Second World War and made a significant contribution to the victory over the Axis powers. Its main tasks included the protection of merchant ships in the Atlantic against ...

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

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

but was transferred under

Lend-Lease Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (),3,000 Hurricanes and >4,000 other aircraft) * 28 naval vessels: ** 1 Battleship. (HMS Royal Sovereign (05), HMS Royal Sovereign) * ...

to the United Kingdom upon completion and never commissioned into the United States Navy. ''BYMS-2282'' was transferred to the

Polish Navy The Polish Navy (; often abbreviated to ) is the Navy, naval military branch , branch of the Polish Armed Forces. The Polish Navy consists of 46 ships and about 12,000 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish ...

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

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

under

as HMS ''BYMS-2282''. She participated, along with in the aftermath of the sinking of the with . She was transferred to the

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