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==Design and description==

A British design, the ''Bangor''-class minesweepers were smaller than the preceding {{sclass-|Halcyon|minesweeper|1}}s in British service, but larger than the {{sclass-|Fundy|minesweeper|4}} in Canadian service.<ref name=chesneau>Chesneau, p. 64</ref><ref name=mac167>Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 167</ref> They came in two versions powered by different engines; those with a [[diesel engine]]s and those with [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|vertical triple-expansion steam]] engines.<ref name=chesneau/> ''Swift Current'' was the of the latter design and was larger than her diesel-engined cousins. The minesweeper was {{convert|180|ft|m|1}} [[Length overall|long overall]], had a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|28|ft|6|in|m|1}} and a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|9|ft|9|in|m|1}}.<ref name=chesneau/><ref name=mac180>Macpherson and Barrie (2002), p. 180</ref> ''Swift Current'' had a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of {{convert|672|LT|t}}. She had a complement of 6 officers and 77 enlisted.<ref name=mac180/>

''Swift Current'' had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by two [[Admiralty three-drum boiler]]s. The engines produced a total of {{convert|2400|ihp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|16.5|kn|lk=in}}. The minesweeper could carry a maximum of {{convert|150|LT|t|0}} of [[fuel oil]].<ref name=chesneau/>