▁to ▁a ▁rescue ▁ship , ▁SS ▁Fast net , ▁and ▁so ▁taken ▁to ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁O NS - 2 5 1 ▁at ▁New ▁York , ▁W - 2 ▁turned ▁around ▁and ▁went ▁north ward ▁with ▁H X F - 3 1 0 . ▁Rel ieved ▁by ▁W - 3 , ▁the ▁ships ▁entered ▁Hal if ax ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 th . ▁Another ▁con voy ▁esc orted ▁during ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁was ▁H H X - 3 1 1 . ▁Con vo ys ▁ON - 2 5 6 , ▁H X - 3 1 5 ▁and ▁H H X - 3 1 6 ▁received ▁the ▁close ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Group ▁during ▁October . ▁ ▁Border ▁C ities ▁and ▁her ▁group ▁esc orted ▁ON - 2 6 1 ▁and ▁H X - 3 2 0 ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁From ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁to ▁ 2 6 th , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁in ▁Sh el bur ne , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁having ▁defect s ▁attended ▁to . ▁S ail ing ▁independently , ▁she ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁others , ▁assuming ▁as ▁before ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁Senior ▁Officer . ▁They ▁were ▁esc ort ing ▁O NS - 3 6 ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁accomp any ing ▁of ▁X B - 1 3 6 ▁took ▁the ▁ship , ▁with ▁Or ill ia ▁and ▁Mid land , ▁to ▁Boston ▁in ▁December . ▁They ▁came ▁away ▁from