That command modified the vessel as a communications ship for use by the Army Signal Corps. On 12 December 1943 the ship became part of the Army operated radio communication fleet joining the other sailing ships Volador and the previously operating, Australian registered vessels, Harold and Argosy Lamal.
That order transformed the vessel into a communications ship for use by the Army Signal Corps. On December 12, 1943, the ship became part of the Army's radio communication fleet, joining the other sailing ships Volador and the previously operational Australian-registered vessels Harold and Argosy Lamal.