Underway for New Guinea on 18 July 1944, "Lynx" proceeded with "Sculptor", convoy commander, "Eridanus", and the War Shipping Administration (WSA) troopship, Dutch registry, "Kota Inten", escorted by and . The last-three named ships received orders to proceed independently on 19 July, while the three American cargo ships continued on, arriving at Milne Bay on 21 July. Fueling alongside , 23 July, "Lynx" unloaded her deck cargo, "LCT-1096" and the re-arming boats, on 26 July, then got underway for Queensland, Australia, later the same morning.