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'''HMCS ''Swift Current''''' ([[Pennant number|pennant]] J254) was a {{sclass-|Bangor|minesweeper||ship}} that served with the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Entering service in 1941, the warship used as a [[training ship]] and [[convoy]] escort and took part in the battles of the [[Battle of the Saint Lawrence|St. Lawrence]] and the [[Battle of the Atlantic|Atlantic]]. Following the war the ship was laid up until reacquired during the [[Korean War]]. Never re-entering service with Canada, ''Swift Current'' was sold to the [[Turkish Navy]] in 1958. Renamed '''''Bozcaada''''', the minesweeper was discarded in 1971.

==Design and description==