| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 296 |
| Built by | Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 17 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 18 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the United States Navy in December 1946. |
| Former name | AM 335 |
Commands listed for HMS Postillion (J 296)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Crosskill Mackintosh, RCNVR | 25 Nov 1943 | 23 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. John Samuel Gordon-Christian, DSC, RNR | 23 Feb 1944 | 1 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. William Eric Halbert, DSC, RNR | 1 Dec 1944 | Nov 1945 |
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