 Moored until the 6th, "Tampa" then got underway to escort a convoy routed to Greenland and then screened two groups of merchantmen—GS-18 and ON-161—to Newfoundland.On 29 January, she got underway, with ) and "Comanche" (WPG-75), to escort Convoy SG-19, which consisted of Army transport and merchantman SS "Biscaya" and SS "Lutz" to Greenland.Bad weather soon hampered the convoy's progress; and the flank escorts, "Comanche" and "Escanaba", soon had difficulties keeping station.