Homeported at Oslo, Norway, from 1947 to 1952, she served the Texas Oil Company's Norwegian subsidiary and then sailed under the British flag with first the Verbomilia Steamship Co. and later with the Cousotanker Co., Ltd. (both of London) in 1953 and 1954. Her last recorded registry was French; and, still as El Caribe, she homeported at Marseilles, France, from 1954 to 1958, with the Societe Meridionale d'Armement.
Initially moored at Oslo, Norway, from 1947 to 1952, she served the Texas Oil Company's Norwegian division before being registered under the British flag with shipping firms such as Verbomilia Steamship Co. and Cousotanker Co., Ltd. (both of London) in 1953 and 1954.