1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁Before ▁this ▁date ▁she ▁had ▁carried ▁out ▁full ▁power , ▁end urance , ▁ste ering , ▁anchor ▁and ▁going ▁ast ern ▁tri als . ▁▁ ▁All ▁these ▁had ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁satisf actory . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Two ▁days ▁following ▁the ▁commission ing , ▁the ▁ship ▁left ▁Port ▁Arthur , ▁ste aming ▁through ▁L akes ▁Super ior ▁and ▁Hur on ▁to ▁S arn ia , ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd . ▁H eld ▁up ▁by ▁fog , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁leave ▁this ▁port ▁until ▁ 0 6 0 0 , ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd . ▁She ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁W inds or ▁where ▁she ▁found ▁all ▁prepar ations ▁made ▁to ▁receive ▁her . ▁At ▁the ▁Hir am ▁Walker ▁dock ▁in ▁Walker ville , ▁a ▁presentation ▁of ▁g ifts ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁her . ▁These ▁g ifts ▁had ▁been ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁w are house ▁on ▁the ▁dock ▁and ▁among ▁them ▁were ▁such ▁articles ▁as ▁a ▁was hing ▁machine , ▁electric ▁ir ons , ▁rad ios , ▁ph on ograph s , ▁musical ▁instruments , ▁ash ▁t ray s , ▁games , ▁to ile t ▁articles , ▁kitchen ▁ut ens ils , ▁writing ▁materials ▁and ▁mag az ines . ▁That ▁she ▁might ▁be ▁seen ▁and ▁ins pected ▁by ▁the ▁citiz en ry , ▁the ▁ship , ▁following ▁the ▁presentation , ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁D ock ▁in ▁W