 El Occidente 's next recorded convoy trip took place on 23 March , when she sailed with Navy transports Martha Washington and Powhatan , Army transport ship Finland , and cruiser Pueblo , arriving in France on 4 April . El Occidente next sailed on 18 May with President Grant , Calamares , stores ship Bridge , and Italian steamer Duca degli Abruzzi . Rendezvousing with a contingent of transports from Newport News — Madawaska , Pocahontas , Zeelandia , and Italian steamer Re d 'Italia — the convoy was escorted by American cruiser Huntington , and destroyers Little and Kimberly . The convoy arrived in France on 30 May . On 10 July , El Occidente departed Newport News with Navy transports Aeolus , Powhatan , Martha Washington , Matsonia , but had to return to port with a leaky gas injector . 
