| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 256 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Canadian Vickers Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 25 Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 1957 |
| History | Decommissioned on 6 November 1945 and laid up in reserve. |
Commands listed for HMCS Medicine Hat (J 256)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. James Bevan, RCNR | 4 Dec 1941 | 1 May 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Edisforth Heward, RCNR | 2 May 1943 | 20 Dec 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Edisforth Heward, RCNR | 11 Jan 1944 | mid 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. H D MacLachlan, RCNVR | mid 1944 | 29 Aug 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Raymond John Keelan, RCNVR | 29 Aug 1944 | 18 Jul 1945 |
| 6 | T/Lt. William Rodney Aylwin, RCNVR | 19 Jul 1945 | 6 Nov 1945 |
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