▁She ern ess ▁for ▁esc ort ▁and ▁pat rol ▁duties ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁coast ▁of ▁England ▁before ▁entering ▁ref it ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁March ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁April , ▁Oak ley , ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁Fle et , ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Tar anto ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁ref it . ▁The ▁ref it ▁continued ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁with ▁Oak ley ▁returning ▁to ▁British ▁waters ▁in ▁October . ▁Oak ley ▁entered ▁Category ▁B ▁reserve ▁( for ▁ships ▁which ▁were ▁being ▁kept ▁for ▁future ▁service ) ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁She ▁under w ent ▁a ▁ref it ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁but ▁remained ▁in ▁reserve ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Oak ley ▁was ▁awarded ▁battle ▁hon ours ▁for ▁Ar ctic ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Sic ily ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁South ▁France ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁North ▁Sea ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁for ▁her ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁West ▁German ▁Navy ▁service ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Oak ley ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁fr ig ates ▁selected ▁for ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁West ▁German ▁Navy ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁training ▁ships , ▁with ▁the ▁seven ▁ships ▁( O ak ley , ▁two ▁Type ▁II ▁Hun ts ▁and ▁four ▁Black ▁Sw an ▁class ) ▁being ▁designated ▁as ▁Type ▁ 1 3