Attached to the Southern Attack Group, on 8 November, New York and the cruiser USS Philadelphia CL-41 2 , screened by six destroyers, attacked Safi harbor in Morocco, supporting landings by the U.S. 9th Infantry Division's 47th Infantry Regiment, and defended the transports USS Cole DD-155 2 and USS Bernadou DD-153 2 which came under attack by 130 mm shore batteries at Point De La Tour.