▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with ▁orders ▁broadcast ▁from ▁German ▁High ▁Command ▁for ▁all ▁U - bo ats ▁at ▁sea ▁to ▁surrender , ▁they ▁were ▁of ▁a ▁routine ▁nature . ▁ ▁Con voy ▁ON - 3 0 1 , ▁picked ▁up ▁out ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May , ▁was ▁Border ▁C iti ess ▁last . ▁After ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁group ▁sa iled ▁with ▁it ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁they ▁remained ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁and ▁then ▁sa iled ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁without ▁con voy ▁for ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁Post war ▁service ▁Back ▁to ▁base , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁prepared ▁herself ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁ref it , ▁which ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 4 th . ▁She ▁had ▁several ▁defect s ▁which ▁ur g ently ▁required ▁attention . ▁For ▁several ▁months , ▁in ▁fact , ▁a ▁full ▁scale ▁ref it ▁had ▁been ▁proposed ▁for ▁her , ▁first ▁plans ▁having ▁named ▁Liverpool , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁for ▁the ▁site , ▁and ▁later ▁ones ▁Saint ▁John , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities ▁and ▁probable ▁early ▁dispos al ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁these ▁plans . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁formally ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Esc ort ▁Force ▁and ▁Esc ort ▁Group ▁W - 2 ▁to ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Force