folk ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Dest roy er ▁Esc ort ▁Division ▁ 5 5 . ▁▁ ▁All ▁ships ▁of ▁this ▁division ▁entered ▁New ▁York ▁har bor ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Nor folk ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁section ▁of ▁Con voy ▁U GS - 4 2 , ▁bound ▁for ▁North ▁Africa . ▁This ▁ 1 0 8 - ship ▁con voy ▁sort ied ▁from ▁Ham pton ▁Ro ads ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁and ▁reached ▁B izer te , ▁Tun is ia , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁another ▁con voy ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁and ▁got ▁under way ▁from ▁that ▁port ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁for ▁ref res her ▁training ▁in ▁Cas co ▁Bay . ▁Between ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁and ▁ 7 ▁September , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁voyage , ▁esc ort ing ▁U GS - 4 9 , ▁from ▁Nor folk ▁to ▁B izer te ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁voyage ▁rep airs ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁and ▁battle ▁practices ▁at ▁Cas co ▁Bay , ▁Wing field ▁cleared ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁five ▁esc ort ▁voy ages ▁to ▁ports ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁P ly mouth , ▁England , ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November . ▁Wing field ▁again ▁sa iled ▁from