From 6 to 15 July, she, with other units of Task Force 81 (TF 81), maintained an antisubmarine-antiaircraft screen to protect the invasion forces at Gela.
fɹʌm sˈɪks tə fˈɪftiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ, ʃiː, wɪð ˈʌðɚ jˈuːnɪts ʌv tˈæsk fˈoːɹs ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn tˌiːˈɛf ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, meɪntˈeɪnd ɐn ˌæntɪsˈʌbmɚɹˌiːnˌæntɪˈɛɹkɹæft skɹˈiːn tə pɹətˈɛkt ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən fˈoːɹsᵻz æt dʒˈɛlə.