| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 165 |
| Built by | Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | 23 Feb 1940 |
| Laid down | 18 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 22 Jan 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2 Aug 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 6 October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Minas (J 165)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | J C Barbour, RCNR | 2 Dec 1941 | 10 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. William Frederick Wood, RCNR | 11 Sep 1942 | 17 Jun 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. James Barrett Lamb, RCNVR | 18 Jun 1943 | 25 Oct 1944 |
| 4 | J G Kingsmill, RCNVR | 26 Oct 1944 | 6 Oct 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Minas include:
21 Nov 1942
HMCS Timmins (T/Lt. J.A. Brown, RCNR) and HMCS Minas (T/Lt. J.C. Barbour, RCNR) together pick up 42 survivors from the British merchant Empire Sailor south of Newfoundland in position 43º53'N, 55º12'W.