 After taking on a load of steel, "Empire Cheetah" sailed for Halifax, and then on to Newport, Monmouthshire, as a part of convoy HX 122, arriving on 9 May.She sailed for Swansea on 27 May, and on to Milford Haven on 9 June.On 26 June, she sailed as a part of convoy OB 339 but put back into Milford Haven with defects.