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HMCS ''Kentville'' was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Kentville, Nova Scotia. After the war she was recommissioned for a short period with the Royal Canadian Navy before being sold to Turkey in 1957 and renamed ''Bartin''. She served with the Turkish Naval Forces until 1972. ''Kentville'' was ordered as part of the 1941-42 programme of minesweeper production. She was laid down on 15 December 1941 by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co at Port Arthur, Ontario and launched 17 April 1942.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMCS Kentville (J312) )〕 She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 10 October 1942 with pennant number J146 at Port Arthur. ==War service== After escorting a coastal convoy en route to Halifax, ''Kentville'' was assigned to Halifax Force in January 1943 after working up. She spent the majority of her war service working out of Halifax. In May 1943 she was assigned to Sydney Force, working out of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Her duties involved escorting coastal convoys in Atlantic Canada. She remained with the group until November 1943, when she transferred back to Halifax.〔 During the course of her duties, she rescued the freighter ''Imperial Monarch'' in distress from heavy weather and the tug Foundation Franklin. ''Kentville'' saw enemy action in January 1945 when she defended her convoy against submarine attacks which sank two merchant ships. During the war her crew often took leave in her namesake town of Kentville.〔Daniel Sanford, "HMCS Kentville", ''Kings County Vignettes'', (Kings County Museum: 1995) p. 43.〕 On 14 January 1945 she picked up five survivors from the freighter ''Polarland'', which had been sunk by ''U-1232''.〔 In May 1944, ''Kentville'' underwent a refit at Charlottetown, completing in July and working up in Bermuda until August. She returned to Halifax following workups and resumed her duties.〔 In April 1945, ''Kentville'' was one of four ships sent to hunt down the U-boat that had sunk . The search was unsuccessful. She was paid off at Sydney on 28 October 1945 and placed in reserve at Shelburne.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMCS Kentville (J312)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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