 The ship stayed at the Tunisian port from 8 to 14 September and returned to Mers El Kébir on the 17th.On 20 April 1944, USS "Weehawken" received word that MinDiv 50 had been dissolved and that she was to be assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet to transport cargo, mines, and equipment to Pacific bases.On the 30th, she completed the availability which she had been undergoing at Norfolk, Virginia, since the 15th and returned to Yorktown, Virginia.