 A week later, she sailed for Efate, and thence to New Caledonia, arriving there on 5 July.Ordered back to the United States, "Antares" reached San Francisco on 1 August and, after reloading supplies and undergoing voyage repairs, again sailed for the South Pacific on 10 September, arriving at her destination, Espiritu Santo, on 4 October.Moving to Tulagi, in the Solomons, a week later, "Antares" replenished ships there until 24 October, when she returned to Espiritu Santo, and from there set course for the U.S.
Reloading at San Francisco, "Antares" returned to Efate on New Year's Day 1944, but, eight days later, moved to Espiritu Santo and the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area.