After shakedown cruises off the Florida coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the new minesweeper steamed from Miami, Florida on 2 April 1943; transited the Panama Canal; and arrived at San Francisco, California on 1 May.
Following sea trials off the Florida coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the new minesweeper set sail from Miami, Florida on 2 April 1943; traversed the Panama Canal; and arrived at San Francisco, California on 1 May.