 On 7 June she shifted to an anchorage five miles off the beach and made smoke that night to protect Utah anchorage from Luftwaffe attacks.On 25 June "Bayfield" returned to port, and on 5 July joined Task Group (TG) 120.6 bound for Algeria.Upon its arrival at Oran on 10 July the group was dissolved, and "Bayfield" continued on to Italy.