▁was ▁back ▁in ▁civil ian ▁service , ▁Moore - Mc C orm ack ▁L ines ▁wanted ▁her ▁crew ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁passenger ▁shift ▁system ▁of ▁nine ▁hours ▁on ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁off , ▁but ▁the ▁National ▁Mar itime ▁Union ▁disag re ed . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁Argentina ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁South am pton . ▁Her ▁passengers ▁included ▁another ▁ 4 5 2 ▁British ▁war ▁br ides ▁ 1 7 3 ▁children ▁and ▁one ▁b ride g room . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁she ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁carrying ▁ 5 1 9 ▁passengers ▁to ▁South am pton ▁and ▁Le ▁Hav re . ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁last ▁" dependent ▁transport " ▁voyage ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁For ▁her ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁carrying ▁civil ian ▁passengers , ▁Argentina ▁still ▁had ▁her ▁cr amp ed ▁and ▁sp art an ▁tro op ship ▁accommod ation . ▁Then ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁entered ▁Beth le hem ▁Sh ip building ▁Corporation ' s ▁ 5 6 th ▁St ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁be ▁ref itted ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁l iner ▁again . ▁Her ▁new ▁accommod ation ▁had ▁cab ins ▁for ▁ 3 5 9 ▁first ▁class ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 ▁cabin ▁class ▁passengers ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Donald ▁Des key ▁Associ ates , ▁who ▁gave ▁her ▁various ▁state ▁rooms ▁nine ▁different ▁color ▁schemes . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁