HMCS Vegreville (J257)
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| Career (Canada) |  |
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| Namesake: | Town of Vegreville |
| Builder: | Canadian Vickers Ltd. |
| Laid down: | June 2, 1941 |
| Launched: | October 7, 1941 |
| Commissioned: | December 10, 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | June 6, 1945 |
| Honours and awards: |
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Normandy ~ 1944 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bangor Class Minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 672 tons |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Single shaft, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 triple expansion steam engines, 2,400 ihp. |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 77 |
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HMCS Vegreville (J257) was a Bangor Class Minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.
The Vegreville was mined in the English Channel off France on June 6, 1945 and was declared a total constructive loss and beyond economical repair. She was scrapped in 1947.
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