"Santee" made another convoy run from Bermuda to Casablanca and back to Hampton Roads from 29 August – 13 October. On 25 October, the escort carrier departed the east coast for Casablanca, reaching Basin Delpit on 13 November. Standing out of Casablanca the next day, she rendezvoused on 17 November with battleship , carrying President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After providing air cover for the battleship and her escorts for several days, "Santee" was ordered to the Bay of Biscay, where she engaged in anti-submarine work until the end of November.