She was allocated to
American West African Line Inc., 18 August 1944. She successfully completed her
seatrials on 20 August 1944. While in transit from
Key West, Florida, to
New York City, she was torpedoed on 12 September 1944, off the coast of
North Carolina, by . Her rudder was damaged but she stayed afloat. and , heading to assist the crew of
George Ade, were caught in the
Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 the day after, sinking both cutters and killing 47 Coast Guardsmen. A U.S. Navy seaplane rescued the survivors. After repairs she was allocated to the
Parry Navigation Co., Inc. on 18 July 1946, and again on 17 November 1946. On 17 September 1947, she was allocated to the
South Atlantic Steamship Line, for transfer to the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, in
Mobile, Alabama. She was sold, On 21 February 1967, for $48,259 to
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, to be scrapped. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 8 March 1967. ==Notes==