▁passage ▁to ▁Es qu im alt . ▁Border ▁C ities ▁required ▁some ▁rep airs ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Sh el bur ne ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁to ▁complete ▁am mun ition ing . ▁Border ▁C ities ▁took ▁this ▁route ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 th , ▁the ▁day ▁following ▁that ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁final ▁touch ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁her ▁rep airs . ▁In ▁company ▁with ▁ ▁she ▁arrived ▁in ▁Sh el bur ne ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 th . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Officer ▁in ▁Char ge , ▁Sydney , ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁Pacific ▁Coast , ▁with ▁her ▁account ing ▁base ▁changed ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁mines we ep ers ▁ste amed ▁out ▁of ▁Sh el bur ne , ▁their ▁b ows ▁pointed ▁toward ▁southern ▁waters . ▁There ▁were ▁five ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁group . ▁After ▁seven ▁days , ▁they ▁arrived ▁at ▁King ston , ▁J ama ica , ▁where ▁they ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 th . ▁Crist ob al , ▁in ▁the ▁Canal ▁Zone , ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁port ▁visited . ▁From ▁here , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 6 th , ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁Canal . ▁Border ▁C ities ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁having ▁trouble ▁with ▁her ▁ev apor ator ▁and , ▁one ▁day , ▁Rock cl iffe ▁had ▁to ▁transfer ▁ 1 9 ▁tons ▁of