▁to ▁ships ▁and ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Atlantic ▁coast . ▁Between ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁she ▁supplied ▁pet role um ▁products ▁to ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁units ▁at ▁Hal if ax , ▁NS ▁Argent ia , ▁Re yk jav ík , ▁H val f jör ð ur , ▁and ▁various ▁ports ▁in ▁Green land . ▁Then , ▁after ▁over ha ul , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁esc ort ▁o iler ▁on ▁a ▁con voy ▁to ▁Cas ab lan ca . ▁On ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Rap idan ▁res umed ▁operations ▁off ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁coast , ▁ste aming ▁between ▁New ▁York , ▁Boston , ▁Port land , ▁Maine , ▁and ▁Argent ia ▁until ▁April ▁when ▁she ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁Mediter rane an ▁con voy . ▁F uel ing ▁units ▁en ▁route , ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁Gib ral tar ▁ 2 4 ▁May , ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁O ran , ▁dis charg ed ▁her ▁cargo , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁coast al ▁operations . ▁In ▁July ▁while ▁at ▁Nor folk ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard , ▁the ▁Rap idan ▁had ▁installed ▁new ▁secret ▁Mark ▁ 2 9 ▁" anti ▁tor ped o " ▁g ear . ▁In ▁September ▁she ▁res umed ▁Car ib bean ▁operations ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁an ▁under water ▁explos ion