On 14 March 1944 she sailed for Tunisia as part of Task Force (TF) 64, in convoy UGS-36, 72 merchantmen and 18 tank landing ships shepherded by 16 warships. The escorts drove off a suspected U-boat late on 31 March, but danger from above replaced that from below just six hours later when 22 German aircraft attacked the convoy early on 1 April.
On March 14, 1944, she set sail for Tunisia as part of Task Force (TF) 64, in convoy UGS-36, with 72 merchantmen and 18 tank landing ships escorted by 16 warships. The escorts repelled a suspected submarine attack late on March 31, but danger from above replaced that from below just six hours later when 22 German aircraft attacked the convoy early on April 1.