The former hospital ship was repurchased by the Ward Line in 1927, who refitted her and placed her back in service on the Havana route under her original name of "Havana". In January 1935, "Havana" grounded on a reef north of The Bahamas and remained there for three months. After being refloated and repaired, she was placed back in service as SS "Yucatán" in June. In 1940 the ship was removed from passenger service to be converted into a freighter. After capsizing in port in 1941, the ship was again refloated and renamed SS "Agwileon".