ʃiː ɚɹˈaɪvd æt nˈɔːɹfək, vɜːdʒˈɪniə tˈɛn mˈɑːɹtʃ ænd, ˈæftɚɹ ɐdˈɪʃənəl tɹˈeɪnɪŋ æt kˈæskoʊ bˈeɪ, mˈeɪn, ænd sˈɛvɹəl kˈoʊstəl kˈɑːnvɔɪz, dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˌɔn hɜː fˈɜːst tɹænsɐtlˈæntɪk kˈɑːnvɔɪ, tʊ ældʒˈɪɹiə, twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈeɪpɹəl.
She arrived at Norfolk, Virginia 10 March and, after additional training at Casco Bay, Maine, and several coastal convoys, departed on her first transatlantic convoy, to Algeria, 28 April.