North African Operations
On 5 April, Sentinel resumed patrol duty and escorted LST-360 to Bermuda on the 9th, after standing by stranded LST-72 en route as the latter made repairs. The minesweeper departed Bermuda on the 13th to escort convoy UGL-2 to Europe, arriving at Gibraltar Harbor on the 30th.
From 2 to 4 May, the minesweeper escorted the convoy to the Advanced Amphibious Training Base, Ténès, Algeria, where she remained until sailing for Oran on the 9th.
Sentinel departed Oran on 12 May for anti-submarine patrol until her return on the 16th. The minesweeper got underway again on the 20th, entered the harbor at Philippeville on the 24th, and reached Bizerte, Tunisia, on the 25th.
On 30 May, Sentinel stood out of Bizerte as an escort for Task Group 81.1. After conducting sound and radar search ahead of the convoy, the minesweeper reached Ghazaouet, Algeria, on 2 June. Departing the harbor on the 3rd, Sentinel reached Arseu the same day.
Sentinel continued her escort and patrol duty along the North African coast until 8 July, when she stood out of Bizerte and set her course for the invasion of Sicily.
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