. ▁ ▁The ▁end , ▁however , ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁lo oming ▁larger ▁and , ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁ship ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁sail ▁to ▁Sydney ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd . ▁There ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁Naval ▁Officer ▁in ▁Char ge ▁in ▁that ▁port , ▁the ▁transfer ▁to ▁his ▁administration ▁being ▁effect ed ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁being ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Bre ton ▁port , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁into ▁maintenance ▁reserve , ▁and ▁Lieutenant - Comm ander ▁Young ▁rel in qu ished ▁command . ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁rust ▁away ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁sail ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁several ▁other ▁Al ger ine ▁mines we ep ers . ▁ ▁P urs u ant ▁to ▁this ▁decision , ▁sufficient ▁ratings ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁be ▁ste amed ▁to ▁Es qu im alt , ▁were ▁draft ed ▁from ▁Hal if ax ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁J . ▁But ter field , ▁R CN R , ▁in ▁command , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Sydney ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁four ▁other ▁Al ger ines . ▁Their ▁immediate ▁destination ▁was ▁Hal if ax . ▁Here ▁they ▁completed ▁storing ▁for ▁the ▁long