1 9 4 7 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Argent inas ▁re - fit ▁would ▁be ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁– ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁route ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July . ▁Instead ▁strike ▁action ▁by ▁Beth le hem ▁Sh ip building ▁workers ▁delayed ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁that ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁ship yard ▁for ▁her ▁final ▁ 1 4 ▁hours ▁of ▁sea ▁tri als . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Argentina ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack , ▁which ▁reported ▁that ▁her ▁first ▁two ▁voy ages ▁were ▁" book ed ▁full ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Argentina ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁Reserve ▁p enn ant . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁her ▁library ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Henry ▁O lin ▁Bill ings , ▁a ▁former ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ▁employee ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁when ▁his ▁command , ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Sh ip ▁, ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁French ▁Equ atorial ▁Africa . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁Argentina ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ' s ▁South ▁America ▁run ; ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁sister s ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁pre - war ▁civil ian ▁route . ▁The ▁round ▁trip ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁ 3 8