| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 312 |
| Mod | VTE reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 1957 |
| History | Decommissioned 28 October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Kentville (J 312)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Gwyndaf Hughes, RCNR | 15 Sep 1942 | 21 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. William James Gilmore, RCNVR | 22 Mar 1944 | 21 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Frank Gordon Rainsford, RCNVR | 22 Jul 1944 | 28 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Kentville include:
6 Jul 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS St. Lambert (T/Lt. R.C. Hayden, RCNVR), HMCS Kentville (T/Lt. F.G. Rainsford, RCNVR), HMCS St. Therese (T/Cdr. J.E. Mitchell, RCNVR) and HMCS Eastview (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.M. Kirkpatrick, RCNVR). (1)
9 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Trillium (T/Lt. K.E. Meredith, RCNVR), HMCS Red Deer (T/Lt. D.B.D. Ross, RCNVR), HMCS St. Lambert (T/Lt. R.C. Hayden, RCNVR) and HMCS Kentville (T/Lt. F.G. Rainsford, RCNVR). (1)
14 Jan 1945
HMCS Kentville picks up 5 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Polarland that was torpedoed and sunk off Halifax in position 44°30'N, 63°00'W by German U-boat U-1232.
Sources
- ADM 199/1830
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.