 After arriving at Guantanamo Bay on 12 December, the convoy, dropping four ships, reformed as convoy GN.27 headed for New York City and departed the same day.The "Huntington", calling at a U.S. port for the first time in seven months, arrived at New York on 19 December.The "Huntington" departed New York as a part of Convoy SC-118 headed for Liverpool via Halifax on 24 January.