ɐsˈaɪnd tə tɹænsɐtlˈæntɪk kˈɑːnvɔɪ dˈuːɾi, ðə dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈeɪpɹəl ˌɔn hɜː fˈɜːst nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkən ɹˈʌn, skɹˈiːnɪŋ kˈɑːnvɔɪ jˌuːˌɛsdʒˈiː ˈeɪt.
Assigned to transatlantic convoy duty, the destroyer departed New York on 28 April on her first North African run, screening convoy USG-8.