 On 15 January "Argentina" left New York on Moore-McCormack's South America run; the first of the three sisters to return to their pre-war civilian route.The round trip was scheduled to take 38 days, with two-way fares starting at $1,030 for first class and $630 for cabin class.In the spring of 1950 newspaper and television cameras photographed Captain Thomas Simmons of the "Argentina" and Captain William Brophy on a tugboat of the McAllister Towing Company communicating by walkie-talkie, demonstrating how this form of radio helped to maneuver ships in port.