Methil on 1 January 1944 with Convoy EN 327, which arrived at Loch Ewe two days later. She then joined Convoy OS 64KM, which had departed from Liverpool, Lancashire that day and split at sea on 15 January. She was in the part of the convoy that formed Convoy KMS 38G and arrived at Gibraltar on 17 January. Van Honthorst then joined Convoy KMS 38, which departed that day and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 27 January. She left the convoy at Augusta, Sicily, Italy on 23 January. She sailed on 8 February with Convoy VN 20, which arrived at Naples on 9 February. Van Honthorst departed with Convoy NV 24 on 3 March, arriving at Augusta the next day. She sailed on 8 March to join Convoy UGS 33, which had departed from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States on 13 February and arrived at Alexandria, Egypt on 12 March. She then sailed to Port Said, from where she departed on 25 March with Convoy GUS 35, which arrived at the Hampton Roads on 22 April. She left the convoy at August on 1 April. Van Honthorst departed the next day with Convoy VN 31, which arrived at Naples on 4 April. She departed on 17 April with Convoy NV 33, which arrived at Augusta the next day. She sailed on 19 April to join Convoy GUS 37, which had departed from Port Said on 14 April and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 11 May. She left the convoy at Bône, Algeria on 22 April. Van Honthorst sailed on 28 April to join Convoy KMS 48, which had departed from Gibraltar on 25 April and arrived at Port Said on 5 May. She left the convoy at Augusta on 1 May, sailing the next day with Convoy VN 37, which arrived at Naples on 3 May. She departed on 7 May with convoy NV 37, arriving at Augusta the next day. Van Honthorst sailed on 10 May to join Convoy GUS 39, which had departed from Port Said on 4 May and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 29 May. She left the convoy at Algiers, Algeria on 13 May. She sailed ten days later to join Convoy GUS 40, which had departed from Port Said on 14 May and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 9 June. She left the convoy at Oran, Algeria on 25