| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 250 |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 4 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 23 Nov 1940 |
| Commissioned | 6 Sep 1941 |
| End service | 30 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 30 October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Burlington (J 250)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | W J Fricker, RCN | 6 Sep 1941 | 1 May 1942 |
| 2 | M Russell, RCNR | 2 May 1942 | 22 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | J M Richardson, RCNVR | 23 Nov 1943 | 22 Jan 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. James Wake Golby, DSC, RCNVR | 23 Jan 1944 | 6 Feb 1944 |
| 5 | J M Richardson, RCNVR | 7 Feb 1944 | late 1944 |
| 6 | G F Bayne, RCNVR | late 1944 | 2 Jan 1945 |
| 7 | K J Clark, RCNVR | 3 Jan 1945 | 4 Sep 1945 |
| 8 | J E N Vezina, RCNR | 5 Sep 1945 | 30 Oct 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Burlington include:
15 Apr 1942
HMCS Burlington (Lt. J.M. Richardson, RCNVR) scuttles the wreck of the the Dutch tanker Ocana, that, on 25 March, was torpedoed south of Nova Scotia, Canada in position 42º36'N, 65º30'W by the German submarine U-552, with gunfire in position 43º24'N, 64º45'W.