qu im alt ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Post war ▁service ▁New ▁Water ford ▁remained ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁briefly ▁recomm ission ed . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁for ▁conversion ▁to ▁a ▁Pr eston ian - class ▁fr ig ate . ▁This ▁meant ▁a ▁flush - deck ed ▁appearance ▁a ft , ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁bridge ▁and ▁t aller ▁fun nel . ▁Her ▁h ull ▁forward ▁was ▁strength ened ▁against ▁ice ▁and ▁the ▁quarter deck ▁was ▁en closed ▁to ▁contain ▁two ▁S qu id ▁anti - sub marine ▁mort ars . ▁She ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁with ▁p enn ant ▁number ▁ 3 0 4 ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁She ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Canadian ▁Esc ort ▁Squadron ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁New ▁Water ford ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁ships ▁that ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁combined ▁naval ▁exercise ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁off ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁She ▁was pa id ▁off ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁time ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁broken ▁up ▁at ▁Sav ona , ▁Italy . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Mac ph erson , ▁Ken ; ▁Burg ess , ▁John . ▁The ▁ships ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁naval ▁forces ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 8 1 ▁: ▁a ▁complete