 From 14–27 February, "Leopold" — with other escorts of Escort Division 22 (CortDiv 22) — underwent training exercises at Casco Bay, Maine.Departing New York on 1 March on her second voyage, "Leopold" took her screening station — as part of CortDiv 22 — with the 27-ship convoy CU-16 bound for the British Isles.On 8 March, she reported an HF/DF intercept which indicated an enemy submarine on the route of the convoy.