| Career (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Red Deer |
| Builder: | Canadian Vickers Ltd. |
| Laid down: | 1 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 5 October 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 24 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 October 1945 |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1942-45, Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap |
| 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: | 83 |
| Armament: |
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HMCS Red Deer (J255) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.
The Red Deer was of the 1940–1941 construction period. Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, Quebec, she was commissioned in November 1941 and served in the Royal Canadian Navy until she was paid off in October 1945. 126 RCSCC Red Deer is a Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp in Red Deer, Alberta, that is named after HMCS Red Deer.
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