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