 In March 1942 she was used on three special missions to repatriate women and children, Genoa – East Africa via South Africa under the aegis of the International Red Cross via Gibraltar, Cape Verde Islands, Port Elizabeth.On 17 September 1943, she was commandeered by the German Navy, then laid up in Venice.In October 1945 she became a United States troopship, repatriating American troops from Naples to New York.