▁with ▁the ▁p enn ant ▁number ▁F 3 7 . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁Kel vin ▁fought ▁in ▁several ▁the at res ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa ▁she ▁sc utt led ▁, ▁which ▁had ▁struck ▁a ▁mine ▁off ▁Tex el ▁during ▁the ▁Tex el ▁Dis aster . ▁In ▁October , ▁she ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁when ▁she ▁sh elled ▁Cher bourg . ▁ ▁Under ▁Admir al ▁James ▁Som er ville , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁at ▁the ▁action ▁off ▁Cape ▁Spart iv ento ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁she ▁was ▁busy ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea , ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁engag ements . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁bomb arded ▁Beng h azi ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁the ▁destroy ers ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁before ▁heading ▁to ▁Cre te ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁She ▁surv ived ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁with ▁compar atively ▁light ▁cas ual ties , ▁but ▁required ▁rep airs ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Bomb ay ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁her ▁crew ▁had ▁sufficient ▁time ▁to ▁tour ▁India ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass . ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁she ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁esc ort ing ▁con voy