▁completed ▁Ber wick ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁China ▁Station , ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁a ▁temporary ▁det achment ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁Kent ▁class ▁sub - group ▁of ▁ ▁ships , ▁Ber wick ▁under w ent ▁reconst ruction ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁where ▁her ▁single ▁ 4 - inch ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁double ▁mount s , ▁numerous ▁light ▁machine ▁guns ▁were ▁added , ▁and ▁probably ▁most ▁important ; ▁a ▁c ement ed ▁ ▁thick ▁and ▁ ▁deep ▁arm oured ▁bel t ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁her ▁h ull ▁beginning ▁at ▁the ▁arm oured ▁deck ▁down ▁past ▁her ▁water ▁line . ▁After ▁this ▁work , ▁she ▁completed ▁her ▁sea ▁tri als ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁west ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁America ▁and ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁Station ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Cru iser ▁Squadron , ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁H M ▁D ock yard ▁B erm uda , ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁When ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁started , ▁she ▁served ▁on ▁ocean ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁duties , ▁then ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁Force ▁" F " ▁( with ▁) ▁when ▁hunting ▁groups ▁were ▁formed ▁to ▁find ▁German ▁ra iders . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁any ▁ra ider , ▁but ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁merc ant ile ▁block ade ▁run ners ▁Wolf s burg ▁and ▁Uruguay ▁in ▁the ▁Den mark ▁Stra its ▁during