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.
The vessel was transformed into a communications ship for use by the Army Signal Corps on December 12, 1943. It joined the Army's radio communication fleet alongside other sailing ships, including Volador and previously operating Australian-registered vessels Harold and Argosy Lamal.