▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ▁L ines ▁contract ed ▁to ▁operate ▁California , ▁Virginia , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁cargo ▁ships ▁between ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁Good ▁Ne igh bor ▁policy . ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ▁renamed ▁the ▁three ▁passenger ▁lin ers ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Uruguay , ▁and ▁assigned ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁fleet ▁of ▁its ▁American ▁Republic s ▁L ines ▁subs idi ary . ▁ ▁With ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ▁L ines ▁Argent inas ▁fun nel ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁buff ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁top . ▁A ▁broad ▁green ▁band ▁divided ▁the ▁buff ▁from ▁the ▁black . ▁On ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁fun nel ▁the ▁green ▁band ▁bore ▁a ▁red ▁capital ▁M ▁within ▁a ▁white ▁disk . ▁ ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ▁put ▁the ▁three ▁sister s ▁into ▁service ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁via ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Monte video . ▁Argentina ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁trip ▁on ▁this ▁route ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁USA ▁joined ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁Argentina ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁South ▁America . ▁By ▁ 2 ▁January ▁she ▁had ▁loaded ▁cargo ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁passengers ▁had ▁book ed ▁to ▁sail ▁on ▁her ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁South ▁America