. ▁However , ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration ▁interven ed , ▁can cell ing ▁her ▁sail ing ▁and ▁requ is ition ing ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁US ▁Army ▁Transport ▁tro op ship . ▁ ▁Tro op ▁ship ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁Argentina , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁large , ▁fast ▁vessels ▁able ▁to ▁sail ▁independently ▁when ▁required , ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration ' s ▁agents ▁and ▁allocated ▁to ▁Army ▁tro op ▁transport . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Argentina ▁loaded ▁and ▁sa iled ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Port ▁of ▁Emb ark ation ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁seven ▁tro op ships , ▁designated ▁Con voy ▁B T . 2 0 0 , ▁under ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁esc ort ▁reaching ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁this ▁tro op ▁movement ▁of ▁P OP PY ▁FOR CE , ▁also ▁designated ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 6 8 1 4 , ▁dest ined ▁for ▁New ▁C aled onia ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁Australia ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁attempted ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁con voy ▁having ▁a ▁tro op ▁capacity ▁of ▁almost ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁After ▁re organ izing ▁loading ▁that ▁had ▁hast ily ▁loaded ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁the ▁con voy , ▁red es ign ated ▁Z K . 7 , ▁depart ed ▁Melbourne ▁for ▁New ▁C aled onia ▁ 7 ▁March ▁and ▁arrived ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁where ▁later ▁the ▁force ▁was