 "El Occidente" departed Saint-Nazaire on 14 July in the company of her convoy mates "Dakotan", "Montanan", and "Edward Luckenbach".Joining the return trip were Army transport , Navy armed collier , Navy oiler , and cruiser , the flagship of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, the head of the Navy's Cruiser and Transport Force.Sources do not reveal "El Occidente"'s movements over the next eight months.