sentences:  On 25 August, she sailed for Algeria and arrived at Oran on the 29th to prepare for the invasion of Italy.As a unit of Rear Admiral J. L. Hall's Southern Attack Force, "Speed" departed Oran on 5 September and arrived off the Gulf of Salerno late on 8 September.She swept channels during the landings the next day and operated in the Gulf of Salerno on mine and antisubmarine patrols until 26 September.