[PAR] [TLE] HMS Kempenfelt (I18) [SEP] HMS "Kempenfelt" was a C-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s.  A flotilla leader, she saw service in the Home Fleet before World War II and the ship made several deployments to Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict.  "Kempenfelt" was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1939 and renamed HMCS "Assiniboine".  During World War II, she served as a convoy escort in the battle of the Atlantic, sinking one German submarine by ramming, on anti-submarine patrols during the invasion of Normandy, and was employed as a troop transport after VE Day for returning Canadian servicemen, before being decommissioned in mid-1945.  "Assiniboine" was sold for scrap in 1945, but she ran aground while being towed to the breakers and was not broken up until 1952. [PAR] [TLE] Victory in Europe Day [SEP] Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.  It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe.
[PAR] [TLE] HMS Kempenfelt ( I18 ) [ SEP ] HMS " Kempenfelt " was a C - class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s . A flotilla leader , she saw service in the Home Fleet before World War II and the ship made several deployments to Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War , enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict . " Kempenfelt " was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN ) in 1939 and renamed HMCS " Assiniboine " . During World War II , she served as a convoy escort in the battle of the Atlantic , sinking one German submarine by ramming , on anti - submarine patrols during the invasion of Normandy , and was employed as a troop transport after VE Day for returning Canadian servicemen , before being decommissioned in mid-1945 . " Assiniboine " was sold for scrap in 1945 , but she ran aground while being towed to the breakers and was not broken up until 1952 . [PAR] [TLE] Victory in Europe Day [ SEP ] Victory in Europe Day , generally known as V - E Day , VE Day or simply V Day , was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany 's unconditional surrender of its armed forces . It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe .
After what date was the "Assiniboine" used to transport returning Canadian servicemen?
After what date was the " Assiniboine " used to transport returning Canadian servicemen ?
8 May 1945
8 May 1945