 She arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 February 1943 for operations in Chesapeake Bay until 10 March, when she sailed on escort duty to Bermuda.Here she served on escort and patrol duty, as well as training with submarines, occasionally leaving the area to escort ships to Norfolk.On 4 July 1944, "PC-1597" sailed in convoy from Norfolk, Virginia, for Bizerte, Tunisia, arriving 23 July.