▁Border ▁C ities ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁worst ▁condition . ▁She ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁tent atively ▁selected ▁for ▁dispos al , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁ships ▁fitted ▁with ▁mines we eping ▁g ear , ▁and ▁this ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁caused ▁some ▁hes itation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁g ear ▁to ▁another ▁of ▁the ▁class , ▁and , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁declared ▁sur plus ▁to ▁requirements . ▁On ▁the ▁ 3 rd , ▁she ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁tender ▁to ▁Given chy , ▁her ▁pay , ▁vict ual ing ▁and ▁store ▁accounts ▁being ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁dep ot ▁ship ▁to ▁Rock cl iffe . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Naval ▁Staff ▁approved ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁retain ing ▁two ▁Al ger ine - class ▁mines we ep ers ▁on ▁each ▁coast ▁fitted ▁with ▁O rop esa ▁mines we eping ▁g ear . ▁ ▁had ▁been ▁picked ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁ships ▁and ▁prepar ations ▁were ▁begun ▁to ▁transfer ▁Border ▁C iti ess ▁equipment ▁to ▁her . ▁Nor ▁was ▁this ▁all ▁that ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁Border ▁C ities , ▁orders ▁having ▁already ▁been ▁issued ▁that ▁all ▁arm ament ▁and ▁other ▁stores ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁off ▁ships , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁declared ▁sur plus , ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁dispos al ▁ag ency , ▁the ▁War ▁As sets ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁On ▁