 Moving on to Halifax, Nova Scotia in early January 1944, she got underway in convoy for Europe later that month.After arriving at Plymouth, England on 7 February and unloading tank deck cargo, the LST engaged in various training maneuvers between Plymouth, Salcombe, and Dartmouth off the southern coast of England.Assigned to Flotilla 28 in May, the tank landing ship was placed under British operational control for the upcoming landings in France.