11 June and arrive at Takoradi, Gold Coast on 16 June. She sailed on 3 July with Convoy TS 46, which arrived at Freetown on 8 July. She was a member of Convoy SL 133, which departed on 13 July and rendezvoused at sea with Convoy MKS 18 on 18 July. The combined convoy arrived at Liverpool on 5 August. She left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 4 August to join Convoy WN 463, which sailed the next day and arrived at Methil on 6 August. She then joined Convoy FS 1188, which sailed the next day and arrived at Southend on 9 August. She left the convoy at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, arriving on 8 August. Empire Forest sailed from Middlesbrough on 14 August for Hull, Yorkshire, arriving the next day. She sailed on 30 October for the River Tyne, from where she departed on 2 November for Methil, arriving the next day. She then joined Convoy EN290, which sailed on 4 October and arrived at Loch Ewe two days later. She sailed on to Oban, arriving later that day. Empire Forest departed on 8 October to join Convoy OS56KM, which had sailed from Liverpool the day before and split at sea on 18 October. She was in the part of the convoy that formed Convoy KMS 29, which arrived at Gibraltar on 20 October. She then joined Convoy KMS 29, which sailed that day and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 31 October. Empire Forest sailed on 16 November for Alexandria, Egypt, arriving the next day. She sailed on 23 November join Convoy MKS 32, which had departed from Alexandria the previous day and arrived at Gibraltar on 3 December. She left the convoy at Augusta, Sicily, Italy on 28 November. She sailed the next day with Convoy AH 10A, which had Bari as its destination. She left the convoy at Taranto, arriving on 30 November. Empire Forest sailed on 14 December to join Convoy HA 12, which had departed from Bari that day and arrived at Augusta on 16 December. She sailed on 25 December to join Convoy UGS 26, which had departed from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States on 5 December and arrived at Alexandria on 30 December. Empire Forest sailed from Alexandria on 31 January 1944 to join Convoy MKS 39, which had departed from Port Said the previous day and arrived at Gibraltar on