| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 257 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 7 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 10 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 6 Jun 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 6 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Vegreville (J 257)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick Avery Price, RCNVR | 10 Dec 1941 | 19 Jan 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Harold Beament, RCNVR | 20 Jan 1942 | 11 Jan 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Thomas Bottrell Edwards, RCNR | 12 Jan 1943 | 6 Nov 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Wardrop Ross, RCNVR | 7 Nov 1944 | 6 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Vegreville include:
4 Feb 1945
HMCS Vegreville (Lt. J.W. Ross, RCNVR) ended a refit.