Copperfield departed Taranto as a member of Convoy HA 13, which had departed Bari that day and arrived at Augusta on 21 December. She then joined Convoy GUS 25, which had departed Port Said on 16 December and arrived at Hampton Roads on 17 January 1944. Empire Copperfield left the convoy at Philippeville, where she arrived on 24 December. 1944 Empire Copperfield departed Philippeville on 4 January 1944 as a member of Convoy UGS 27, which had departed from the Hampton Roads on 15 December 1943 and arrived at Port Said on 11 January. She left the convoy at Augustsa, arriving on 7 January. Empire Copperfield then joined Convoy AH 18, which departed Augusta on 12 January and arrived at Bari on 14 January. Empire Copperfield left the convoy at Brindisi on 14 January. She then sailed to Bari, arriving that day. She then joined Convoy HA 20, which departed Bari on 18 January and arrived at Augusta on 26 January. Empire Copperfield departed Augusta on 2 February, joining Convoy KMS 39, which had departed Gibraltar on 28 January and arrived at Port Said on 7 February. On 11 February, she departed Port Said bound for Alexandria, Egypt, arriving on 12 February. Empire Copperfield departed Alexandria on 20 February, joining Convoy MKS41, which had departed Port Said on 19 February and arrived at Gibraltar on 2 March. She left the convoy at Augusta, arriving on 25 February. She departed Augusta the next day as a member of Convoy AH 27, which arrived at Bari on 28 February. Empire Copperfield left the convoy at Taranto on 27 February. Empire Copperfield departed Taranto on 4 March, joining Convoy HA 28, which had departed Bari that day and arrived at Augusta on 6 March. She departed Augusta on 10 March, joining Convoy GUS 33, which had departed Port Said on 5 March and arrived at Hampton Roads on 4 April. She left the convoy at Bône, arriving on 13 March. Empire Copperfield departed Bône on 20 March, joining Convoy KMS 44, which had departed Gibraltar on 17 March and arrived at Port Said on 27 March. She left the convoy at Augusta, arriving on 22 March. Empire Copperfield then joined Convoy VN29, which departed Augusta on 24 March and arrived at Naples, Italy on 25 March. She then joined Convoy NV 29, which departed Naples on 28 March and arrived at Augusta on