 The War Shipping Administration (WSA) acquired the ship from Standard Oil 26 April 1942 which was then placed under the U. S. Army control with the civilian owner as operator.On 21 March 1944 operation was taken over by War Emergency Tankers, Inc. under WSA general agreement.On 7 July 1943 the tanker was in convoy BT-18 and hit by one torpedo fired by U-185 about 125 miles east of Fortaleza, Brazil surviving damage of a feet by hole but no casualties.