▁duty ▁into ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁K ila ue a ▁was ▁renamed ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁a ▁similarly ▁named ▁ship . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁with ▁am mun ition ▁for ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁until ▁ 6 ▁November ▁supplied ▁ships ▁in ▁O ran , ▁Al gi ers , ▁Ar ze u , ▁B izer te , ▁and ▁Pal ermo . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Nor folk ▁for ▁local ▁duty , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁then ▁sa iled ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁arm ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁ports ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁invasion ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁st aged . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Nor folk ▁ 2 3 ▁June , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁prepared ▁for ▁another ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁upon ▁its ▁completion ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁sa iled ▁directly ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁and ▁Ul ith i , ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁station ▁am mun ition ▁ship ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁conducted ▁experiments ▁in ▁at ‑ se a ▁re pl en ishment ▁with ▁a ▁batt les hip , ▁a ▁cru iser , ▁and ▁a ▁destroy er . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁depart ed ▁Ul ith i ▁ 3 ▁June ▁for ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁still ▁in ▁progress ▁at ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁She ▁sa iled