sentences: "Biscayne" arrived at Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria, on 26 April 1943 and became the flagship of Rear Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly, Commander, Landing Craft and Bases, Northwest African Waters.While at Mers-el-Kebir she was fitted out as an amphibious force flagship by repair ship between 2 and 31 May 1943, although she retained her seaplane tender classification and AVP-11 designation for the time being.