Complex sentence: On 8 August 1944, "Howe" arrived at Trincomalee in Ceylon to join the Eastern Fleet-she was the first modern British battleship to be deployed in eastern waters since the loss of "Prince of Wales" in December 1941.
Split into simpler sentences: On 8 August 1944, "Howe" arrived at Trincomalee in Ceylon to join the Eastern Fleet. She was the first modern British battleship to be deployed in eastern waters since the loss of "Prince of Wales" in December 1941.