 In January 1945, she lifted British troops to Greece to help suppress a communist attempt to take over the government.On the return trip, the vessel rescued about 100 survivors from the Greek ship SS "Ionia" wrecked in a storm.She later transported prisoners, elements of the French Foreign Legion, railroad cars, and other vehicles between ports in Italy, France, and North Africa, before returning to the United States at New York, in July 1945.