 In 1953, "Henry Gibbins" operated on the New York to Bremerhaven, Germany, and Southampton, England, runs, making a total of 12 cruises to these European ports.From 1954 until late 1959 the veteran transport steamed from New York to the Caribbean over 75 times, sailed to the Mediterranean on 3 occasions and crossed the Atlantic to Northern Europe 8 times.During this time "Henry Gibbins" shuttled thousands of troops and tons of supplies between the United States and her foreign bases.