▁on ▁the ▁former . ▁▁ ▁Again , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁Bang ors , ▁the ▁Al ger ines ▁were ▁a ▁longer ▁ship ▁by ▁ 4 5 ▁feet ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁miles ▁greater ▁end urance ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁kn ots . ▁It ▁could ▁therefore ▁carry ▁more ▁men ▁and ▁equipment ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁longer ▁range . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Naval ▁Service ▁decre ed ▁that ▁from ▁th ence for th ▁the ▁Al ger ine ▁class ▁should ▁be ▁ordered ▁for ▁construction . ▁Appro val ▁was ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁thirty ▁fr ig ates ▁and ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ine ▁class . ▁Among ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁Border ▁C ities . ▁The ▁entire ▁Canadian ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ine ▁class ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁Sh ip building ▁Co ▁of ▁Port ▁Arthur , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁Commission ing ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁ship building ▁firm ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁ship , ▁C N - 3 6 6 , ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁launch ing ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁necessary , ▁because ▁of ▁ice ▁conditions , ▁to ▁post p one ▁it ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁ 2 0 ▁April . ▁It ▁was ▁des irable ▁that ▁certain ▁guests ▁should ▁be ▁invited ▁for ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁ceremony , ▁particularly ▁dign itar ies ▁from ▁the ▁spons oring ▁city ▁of ▁W inds or .