▁had ▁been ▁engaged ▁in ▁pick ing ▁up ▁surv iv ors . ▁ ▁Border ▁C ities ▁had ▁joined ▁W - 2 ▁as ▁Senior ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁When , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁left ▁Hal if ax ▁with ▁Con voy ▁H H X S - 3 0 6 , ▁she ▁had ▁as ▁fellow ▁members , ▁the ▁cor v ettes , ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁mid - o cean ▁esc ort ▁C - 1 , ▁sa iled ▁out ▁from ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁and ▁emer ged ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th , ▁to ▁meet ▁O NS - 2 5 1 . ▁Or ill ia ▁det ached ▁with ▁ships ▁for ▁Hal if ax ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Or ill ias ▁charges ▁was ▁a ▁rescue ▁ship ▁l aden ▁with ▁surv iv ors . ▁The ▁con voy ▁had ▁been ▁she ph erd ed ▁across ▁the ▁ocean ▁by ▁Esc ort ▁Group , ▁C - 4 . ▁So on ▁after ▁night fall ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 nd , ▁about ▁ 9 0 ▁miles ▁north - west ▁of ▁London der ry , ▁what ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁l one ▁U - bo at ▁s ank ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁steam ship ▁F j ord heim . ▁Th irty - five ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁thirty - e ight ▁were ▁picked ▁up , ▁thirty - three ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁by ▁a ▁merchant ▁ship , ▁Empire ▁Mall ory . ▁They ▁were ▁later ▁transferred