, ▁when ▁with ▁H X - 3 3 0 . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁W - 2 ▁joined ▁H X - 3 3 0 ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁after ▁leaving ▁ON - 2 7 2 ▁in ▁that ▁port . ▁With ▁Border ▁C ities ▁were ▁Or ill ia , ▁Mid land , ▁, ▁and ▁. ▁On ▁the ▁ 4 th , ▁h edge h og ▁and ▁depth ▁charge ▁attacks ▁made ▁by ▁Mid land ▁on ▁a ▁contact , ▁brought ▁up ▁oil ▁which ▁took ▁fire . ▁Border ▁C ities , ▁the ▁Senior ▁Officer ' s ▁Sh ip , ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁contact ▁had ▁been ▁b ounced ▁off ▁a ▁w reck , ▁although ▁she ▁admitted ▁that ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁not ▁confirmed ▁by ▁chart . ▁Mid land ▁remained ▁with ▁her ▁contact ▁until ▁day light ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 4 th , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁joined ▁other ▁ships ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁k iller ▁U - bo at ▁in ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁approaches . ▁The ▁ 2 0 - ship ▁con voy ▁B X - 1 4 1 , ▁while ▁under ▁esc ort ▁of ▁West mount ▁and ▁, ▁and ▁support ▁group , ▁E G - 2 7 ▁– ▁was ▁attacked ▁just ▁off ▁Che bu ct o ▁Head ▁while ▁the ▁con voy ▁was ▁entering ▁har bour ▁in ▁single ▁line ▁ahead . ▁The ▁tank er , ▁British ▁Fre edom , ▁was ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁port