During World War II, she was acquired by the United States and was used as an American troopship—renamed USS "Monticello" (AP-61) in 1942. After the war, in 1947, she was returned to the Italian Line and renamed the "Conte Grande". After a two-year hiatus, in 1949, she resumed service to South America. In 1960, she was transferred from the Italian Line to Lloyd Triestino (also chartered by Italian Line), where she served for another year until being scrapped in 1961. Her sister ship was the SS "Conte Biancamano".