▁fresh ▁water ▁to ▁her . ▁At ▁Bal boa ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th , ▁the ▁ships ▁turned ▁their ▁b ows ▁north ward ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁, ▁however , ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁for ▁nin ete en ▁hours ▁due ▁to ▁minor ▁damage ▁sust ained ▁during ▁the ▁trans it ▁of ▁the ▁Canal . ▁She ▁rejo ined ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th . ▁ ▁The ▁voy aging ▁ships ▁called ▁at ▁Sal ina ▁Cruz ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁stopped ▁in ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁California , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁to ▁ 1 7 th . ▁Finally , ▁all ▁five ▁arrived ▁at ▁Es qu im alt ▁at ▁ 0 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁Es qu im alt ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁into ▁maintenance ▁reserve , ▁becoming ▁a ▁tender ▁to ▁the ▁dep ot ▁ship , ▁. ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁she ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁In ▁March , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁fit ▁mines we eping ▁g ear ▁in ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ines . ▁The ▁two ▁ships ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁were ▁Border ▁C ities ▁and ▁S ault ▁Ste . ▁Marie . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ine ▁class ▁mines we ep ers ▁were ▁dock ed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Of ▁these , ▁it ▁was ▁stated ▁that