British Yard Minesweepers were built in the United States and crews would travel to the USA and bring them back across the Atlantic Ocean. All crews would have a similar story to tell. Here is Bill Williams story. CLICK HERE
WILDFIRE III (Queenborough)
HMS ST TUDNO MINESWEEPER BASE SHIP.
ML221. Tender to St Tudno at the Scheldt.
DRIFTERS AND TRAWLERS
ARONIA. (at Dunkirk.)
ARCTIC HUNTER
GIRL NANCY, (at Dunkirk)
JACK EVE, (at Dunkirk)
MONARDA (at Dunkirk)
LOST.
RENASCENT, (at Dunkirk)
AMROTH CASTLE (Castle Class Minesweeper)
ARCADY.
BEN GLAS. (At D-day. Smoke Making Trawler.)
BERNARD SHAW.
BOY ALAN.LOST
BOY PHILIP.
CAPRICORNUS. LOST
CONQUISTADOR.LOST
DELPHINUS.
DEVON COUNTY.LOST.
EARL ESSEX.
EARL ESSEX. Will Davies Story.
EDWARDIAN.LOST.
EGERIA.
ELSIE CAM.
EMILION.LOST
EUNICE & NELLIE
FENTONIAN. (At D-Day. Fuel Carrier )
FIREFLY. SEVERELY DAMAGED
FORCE. Mersey Class Minesweeper.LOST.
FORERUNNER. LOST
GILT EDGE.
GO AHEAD. LOST.
HEROINE. (At D-day. Smoke Making Trawler.)
INTERNOS.
INVERCAULD
KENNYMORE.LOST
LARCH.
LIBERIA.
LIBYAN.
LUCIENNE JEANNE. LOST
MALACOLITE. (Castle Class Minesweeper)
MILFORD PRINCE ( Castle Class Minesweeper. At D-Day. Dan Buoy Layer)
MYRTLE. (Tree Class Minesweeper)LOST
PELAGOS. (Castle Class)
PETER CAREY. (Castle Class)
PYPROPE.LOST.
RECEPTIVE. LOST.
RICHARD CROFTS. (Castle Class Minesweeper)
RUDILAIS (Castle Class)
SANSON.
SATURN.
SOLSTICE. (Admiralty Trawler.)
SORANUS. (At D-day. Dan Buoy Layer)
ST OLIVE.
STAUNCH.
SUNLIGHT. (Strath Class)
TAMARISK.LOST. Survivors machine gunned.
THOMAS CONNOLLY. (Castle Class)LOST
TILBURYNESS.(Castle Class Minesweeper)LOST
TILLY DUFF
TOCSIN. (At D-day. Smoke Making Trawler.)
VERNAL.
WARDOUR. Photos at Queenborough. SEVERELY DAMAGED
WELCOME HOME.
WINDWARD HO.
ZAREBA.
WILDFIRE III QUEENBOROUGH, WILDFIRE SHEERNESS
SHIP DATABASE.
WILDFIRE (Sheerness)
SHEERNESS DESTROYERS.
CAMPBELL, (D 60)
CATTISTOCK, (L 35)
COTTESMORE (L 78)
John Brownless's story
Gordon Catt's story.
GARTH (L 20)
Les Jones's story. Garth.
Fred Stokes's story. Garth.
Lieut. Anderson, Garth.
Duncan Campbell, Garth
Lieut. Bilsland, Garth
HOLDERNESS (L 48)
Quentin Younghusband’s Story HMS Holderness
MENDIP (L 60)
Ernie Ellis Invasion of Italy.
MEYNELL (L 82)
PYTCHLEY (L 92)
VANESSA (D 29)
VEGA (L 41)
VENETIA, (D 53) LOST
VESPER (D 55)
VIMY, (D33)
VIVACIOUS (D 36)
Wally Sockhill Vivacoius
Fred Weight, Vivacious.
SHEERNESS CRUISERS
CALCUTTA. LOST
SHEERNESS RIVER GUNBOATS.
LOCUST
Diary of D-Day George Calow
Alfred Miller's Story.
Walter Rudland's Story
MOSQUITO LOST
Walter Adams Story.
SHEERNESS ARMED YACHTS.
(Of "Little Ships of Dunkirk" fame)
AMULREE, LOST
CALETA,
CHRISTOBEL II,
GLALA.
SHEERNESS "LITTLE SHIPS OF DUNKIRK"
(Based at Sheerness)
ALOUETTE II
JOVIAL
NAYLAND
QUEEN BOADICEA II
THELMAR
MISCELLANEOUS SHIP BASED AT SHEERNESS
(Of Dunkirk Fame.)
RAF Motor-boat R-101. (Air Sea Rescue. Was at Dunkirk.)
MONA'S ISLE, Armed Boarding Vessel.
GOLDEN EAGLE, auxiliary anti-air craft ship.
ROYAL EAGLE, auxiliary anti-air craft ship.
JEANIE DEANS. Anti Aircraft Ship (Picked up survivors from HMS Vimeria .
OTHER VESSELS BASED AT SHEERNESS
CARRY ON. LOST
OCEAN RETRIVER. LOST
VAN MEERLANT LOST
HASLEMERE attempted to rescue Amy Johnson.
SPARSHOLD, Boom Mooring Lighter. LOST.
HMS Roebuck, Mobile Balloon Vessel. (Dunkirk)
SHIPS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WILDFIRE.
WESTWARD HO.
(at Dunkirk)
MMS
Motor Mine Sweepers
MMS 1,
MMS 8, LOST.
MMS 15,
MMS 16,
MMS 19,
MMS 25,
MMS 26,
MMS 39,LOST.
MMS 40,LOST.
MMS 41,
MMS 44.
MMS 44, Richard Cooper's Story.
MMS 45,
MMS 53,
MMS 57,
MMS 59,
MMS 68, LOST.
MMS 69,
MMS 70, LOST.
MMS 79,
MMS 80,
MMS 81,
MMS 82,
MMS 85,
MMS 92,
MMS 109,
MMS 109, Bill Hutchings Story
MMS 113,
MMS 114,
MMS 137,
MMS 149,
MMS 171,
MMS 173,
MMS 175,
MMS190,
MMS 192.
MMS 211,
MMS 216,
MMS 265,
MMS 266,
MMS 267,
MMS 268,
MMS 269,
MMS 282,
MMS 287,
MMS 294,
MMS 295.
BYMS.
BRITISH YARD MINE SWEEPERS
Minesweeping Flotilla 150:
BYMS 2001,
BYMS 2002,
BYMS 2003,
BYMS 2004,
BYMS 2005,
BYMS 2015,
BYMS 2016,
BYMS 2029,
BYMS 2029 Kenneth Grants Story
BYMS 2030, LOST
BYMS 2059. LOST
Minesweeping Flotilla 157:
BYMS 2034,
BYMS 2036,
BYMS 2038,
BYMS 2039,
BYMS 2076,
BYMS 2078, Ronnie's story.
BYMS 2141,
BYMS 2141 Bill Williams story.
BYMS 2141 Lieutenant Colin
Rosenberg's story.
BYMS 2213,
BYMS 2214,
BYMS 2221,
BYMS 2230.
Minesweeping Flotilla 163:
BYMS 2036,
BYMS 2040,
BYMS 2057,
BYMS 2079,
BYMS 2080,
BYMS 2161,
BYMS 2167,
BYMS 2194.
Minesweeping Flotilla 165:
BYMS 2035 and BYMS 2029, Kenneth Grant’s Story.
BYMS 2041,
BYMS 2058,
BYMS 2202,
BYMS 2205,
BYMS 2206,
BYMS 2233,
BYMS 2252.
Minesweeping Flotilla 170:
BYMS 2044,
BYMS 2045,
BYMS 2046,
BYMS 2048,
BYMS 2049,
BYMS 2188,
BYMS 2189,
BYMS 2256.
Other BYMS associated with Wildfire III.
BYMS 2182, Richard Burden's Story
BYMS 2032
BYMS 2032, Alf's Story.
Other BYMS's.
BYMS 2053 LOST
BYMS 2240
BYMS 2009 at BYMS Class Minesweepers
FULL BRITISH YARD MINE SWEEPER INDEX.
BYMS LISTED NUMERICALLY