On arrival in New York on 15 April 1940 she was laid up. She was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport in November 1940 and converted to a troop ship over the following months. The conversion to troop ship took place in Liverpool, and the ship departed Liverpool, via Glasgow, with the first troops in February 1941, heading for Durban (via Freetown). By the end of the war Bergensfjord had transported some 165,000 Allied troops, sailed and spent 919 days at sea. She had also carried several thousand Axis prisoners of war, as well as taking part in the repatriation of released Allied prisoners of war. As a troop ship she took part in the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942 and the invasion of Sicily in 1943. During the latter operation she rescued survivors of the sunken hospital ship . In February 1946 she was used for a single voyage carrying GI brides to the United States, she was then returned to the Norwegian America Line. While repatriating some 1,400 troops and 200 civilians from Europe to Jamaica Bergensfjord experienced a mutiny amongst the soldier passengers, which was put down with great difficulty. The Royal Navy warship came to assist Bergensfjord, and the soldiers were interned after the ship arrived at Kingston. Post-war In August 1946 she was sold to Panamanian Lines Inc. for emigration voyages to South America and renamed Argentina. She started her first voyage from Genoa in Italy to South America on 13 January 1947. After modifications in 1949 she could take 126 first, 250 second and 574 third class passengers, beginning traffic between Genoa and Central America in September that year. In 1951 she started sailing between Italy and North American ports. Argentina was then sold to the Italian Home Lines in 1952. In 1953 she was sold to Zim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd. and renamed Jerusalem, sailing the Israel-New York City route. As Jerusalem was converted to carry 38 first class and 741 third class passengers and made 11 journeys from Haifa to North America. She was renamed Aliya for service on the Israel-Marseilles route in 1957. She was sold to Italy for scrapping in August 1959, arriving at La Spezia 13 August 1959. References External links Elsa Hasbrouck Memorabilia of "S. S. Bergensfjord" at Dartmouth College Library 1913 ships Ships built on the River Mersey Ocean liners Passenger ships