. ▁Border ▁C ities ▁herself ▁was ▁und am aged . ▁ ▁A ▁damage ▁control ▁party ▁in ▁R unn ym ede ▁plug ged ▁the ▁hole . ▁But ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁documents ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁abandoned . ▁R unn ym ede ▁received ▁them ▁finally ▁from ▁the ▁Com mod ore ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁when ▁the ▁weather ▁had ▁moder ated . ▁▁ ▁The ▁fr ig ate ▁crossed ▁the ▁ocean ▁with ▁the ▁con voy ▁and , ▁when ▁she ▁reached ▁London der ry , ▁had ▁temporary ▁rep airs ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁her ▁bow ▁in ▁Har land ▁and ▁Wolf ' s ▁ship yard ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Irish ▁city . ▁ ▁A ▁con voy ▁esc orted ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁was ▁H H X - 3 4 4 . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 ▁ship ▁section ▁of ▁a ▁con voy ▁which , ▁when ▁complete , ▁had ▁ 7 4 ▁ships . ▁The ▁British ▁ship , ▁Fort ▁G asp ere au , ▁who ▁had ▁started ▁out ▁from ▁Hal if ax , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁maintain ▁speed ▁with ▁the ▁others ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁fuel ▁stored ▁in ▁her ▁b unk ers , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁det ach ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 th . ▁Nap ane e ▁esc orted ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁Border ▁C ities ▁and ▁her ▁group ▁continued ▁with ▁their ▁esc ort ing ▁duties ▁through ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁dec eler ated ▁pace ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁cul min ating