▁coast ▁or ▁along ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁River . ▁In ▁all ▁Canada ▁ordered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁fr ig ates ▁including ▁ten ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁that ▁transferred ▁two ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁After ▁commission ing , ▁New ▁Water ford ▁trans ited ▁to ▁Hal if ax , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁She ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁work ▁up ▁in ▁B erm uda . ▁Upon ▁her ▁return , ▁New ▁Water ford ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁esc ort ▁group ▁E G ▁ 6 ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁. ▁Ar riv ing ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁remained ▁with ▁this ▁group ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁assigned ▁for ▁short ▁periods ▁to ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁Port sm outh . ▁From ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁New ▁Water ford , ▁as ▁Senior ▁Officer ' s ▁Sh ip , ▁deployed ▁with ▁Esc ort ▁Group ▁ 6 ▁into ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada ▁to ▁commence ▁a ▁tropical ization ▁ref it ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁work , ▁done ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁she ▁depart ed ▁for ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁So on ▁after ▁arrival , ▁she ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁at ▁Es