| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 263 |
| Mod | Diesel engined |
| Built by | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 17 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 6 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 18 Aug 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 August 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Melville (J 263)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Ralph Thomas Ingram, RCNR | 4 Dec 1941 | 19 Jun 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Eric Rigby Shaw, RCNR | 20 Jun 1942 | 11 Oct 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Douglas Alexander Cochrane Newton, RCNVR | 12 Oct 1943 | 20 May 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. James Sloman Foster, RCNR | 20 May 1944 | 18 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Melville include:
22 Feb 1942
HMCS Melville (T/Lt. R.T. Ingram, RCNR) picks up 2 survivors from the British tanker Kars that was torpedoed by German U-boat U-96 about 25 miles south-southeast of Halifax in position 44°15'N, 63°25'W, but one of them died after being rescued.
18 May 1942
HMCS Melville (T/A/Lt.Cdr R.T. Ingram, RCNR) picks up 34 survivors from the British merchant Fort Qu'Appelle that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-135 north of Bermuda in position 39°50'N, 63°30'W.
The survivors from Fort Qu'Appelle onboard the HMCS Melville.
3 Feb 1943
HMCS Melville (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.R. Shaw, RCNR) arrived at Lunenburg for a refit.
23 Jun 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Melville (T/Lt. J.S. Foster, RCNR) and HMCS Galt (T/Lt. E.P. Taylor, RCNVR). (1)
25 Jun 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Melville (T/Lt. J.S. Foster, RCNR) and HMCS Galt (T/Lt. E.P. Taylor, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.