29 March. Empire Copperfield departed Augusta on 31 March, joining Convoy GUS 35, which had departed Port Said on 25 March and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 22 April. She left the convoy at Bône, arriving on 3 April. She departed Bône on 9 April, joining Convoy KMS 46, which had departed Gibraltar on 6 April and arrived at Port Said on 14 April. She left the convoy at Augusta, arriving on 12 April. On 13 April, she joined Convoy VN 33, which arrived at Naples on 14 April. Empire Copperfield then joined Convoy NV 33, which departed Naples on 17 April and arrived at Augusta on 18 April. She departed Augusta on 19 April, joining Convoy GUS 37, which had departed from Port Said on 14 April and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 11 May. Empire Copperfield left the convoy at Algiers, Algeria, arriving on 23 April. Empire Copperfield departed Algiers on 3 May, joining Convoy GUS 38, which had departed Port Said on 24 April and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 22 May. She left the convoy at Gibraltar, arriving on 5 May. She departed Gibraltar on 10 May as a member of Convoy MKS 48G. Empire Copperfield was carrying a cargo described as "stores" and had three passengers on board. The convoy rendezvoused with Convoy SL 157 on 11 May. The combined convoy arrived at Liverpool, United Kingdom on 22 May. Empire Copperfield departed Liverpool as a member of Convoy OS 81 on 22 June. She was carrying a cargo of stores bound for Taranto. The convoy split at sea on 3 July, with Convoy KMS55G continuing to Gibraltar, arriving the next day. Empire Copperfield then joined Convoy KMS55, which departed Gibraltar that day and arrived at Port Said on 14 July. She left the convoy at Augusta, arriving on 10 July. Later that day, she departed Augusta as a member of Convoy AH 54, which arrived at Bari on 12 July. Empire Copperfield then sailed to Brindisi, Italy, from where she departed on 22 July as a member of Convoy HA 56, arriving at Augusta on 24 July. She departed Augusta that day as a member of Convoy MKS 56, which had departed from Port Said on 18 July and arrived at Gibraltar on 29 July. She was late in joining the convoy and left it at Algiers, where she arrived on 27