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 sailed for Tunisia as part of Task Force (TF) 64 in convoy UGS-36. The convoy included 72 merchantmen and 18 tank landing ships escorted by 16 warships. Late on March 31, the escorts repelled a suspected submarine attack but were soon confronted with aerial threats from German aircraft when they attacked the convoy early on April 1.