▁completed ▁un loading ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th , ▁and ▁returned ▁via ▁Al gi ers ▁to ▁O ran . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁July , ▁she ▁head ed ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁more ▁troops ▁and ▁supplies ▁and ▁was ▁back ▁at ▁O ran ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September . ▁Five ▁days ▁later , ▁she ▁emb ark ed ▁ 6 0 0 ▁German ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁dis emb ark ed ▁them ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd . ▁ ▁Air ▁attack ▁off ▁Al gi ers ▁On ▁ 8 ▁October , ▁the ▁transport — loaded ▁with ▁American ▁troops — jo ined ▁Con voy ▁U T - 3 ▁and ▁deb ark ed ▁them ▁at ▁G ou rock , ▁Scotland , ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 th . ▁She ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Glasgow ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁Canadian ▁troops , ▁returned ▁to ▁G ou rock , ▁and ▁joined ▁a ▁con voy ▁for ▁North ▁Africa . ▁The ▁con voy ▁arrived ▁off ▁Al gi ers ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁and , ▁that ▁evening , ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁an ▁air ▁attack ▁in ▁which ▁destroy er ▁, ▁SS ▁Santa ▁El ena , ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ship ▁SS ▁M orn ix ▁van ▁St . ▁Al deg onde ▁were ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁while ▁Al lied ▁ships ▁spl ashed ▁six ▁German ▁plan es . ▁ ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁arrived ▁at ▁Nap les ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁and ▁Th ur ston ▁dis emb ark ed ▁the ▁Canad ians . ▁She ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Pal