 From July to September 1942, "Pennsylvanian" sailed between New York and Caribbean ports, calling at Trinidad, Key West, Hampton Roads, Guantánamo Bay, and Cristóbal.In January 1943, "Pennsylvanian" called at Bandar Abbas, Iran, on the Persian Gulf, and returned to Caribbean sailings again by March 1943.Between May and September 1943, "Pennsylvanian" made four transatlantic crossings between New York and Liverpool, making intermediate stops in Loch Ewe and Methil while in the United Kingdom.