| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 271 |
| Mod | Diesel engined |
| Built by | Marine Industries Ltd. (Sorel, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 26 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1942 |
| End service | 31 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 31 July 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Transcona (J 271)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Harry Bush Tindale, RCNVR | 25 Nov 1942 | 17 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Albert Elliott Gough, RCNR | 18 Jan 1944 | early 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Alexander Watson Reid Bell, RCNVR | ca early45 | 31 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Transcona include:
6 Mar 1943
HMCS Transcona (T/Lt. H.B. Tindale, RCNVR) ended a refit at Halifax.