| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 263 |
| 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 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 18 August 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Melville (J 263)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | R T Ingram, RCNR | 4 Dec 1941 | 19 Jun 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Eric Rigby Shaw, RCNR | 20 Jun 1942 | 11 Oct 1943 |
| 3 | D A C Newton, RCNVR | 12 Oct 1943 | 20 May 1944 |
| 4 | J S Foster, RCNR | 20 May 1944 | 18 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable 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 and heavy damaged by the German submarine U-96 south of Halifax in position 44º15'N, 63º25'W. The forepart of the tanker sank and the afterpart was towed to Halifax, where it was beached on 27 February and declared at total loss.
18 May 1942
HMCS Melville (T/A/Lt.Cdr R.T. Ingram, RCNR) picks up 11 survivors from the British merchant Fort Qu´Appelle that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-135 north of Bermuda in position 39º50'N, 63º30'W.
The survivors from Fort Qu'Appelle onboard the HMCS Melville.
3 Feb 1943
HMCS Melville (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.R. Shaw, RCNR) arrives at Lunenburg for a refit.