mˈæk kˈɛnzi tɹˈænsɪɾᵻd ðə pˈænəmˌɑː kənˈæl wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ˈæftɚ kəmplˈiːʃən ʌv ʃˈeɪkdaʊn ænd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kɹˈuːzᵻz, ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd ˌɔn tə spˈɛnd hɜːɹ ɛntˈaɪɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪnðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk ænd mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən θˈiəɾɚz.
MacKenzie transited the Panama Canal 1 March 1943, after completion of shakedown and training cruises, and continued on to spend her entire World War II career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.