Kammala jumla mai zuwa: "Emmons" ya koma New York a ranar 9 ga Satumba, 1942 kuma ya horar da shi a Casco da Chesapeake Bays, da kuma Bermuda, don
mamaye arewacin Afirka, wanda ya tashi daga Bermuda a ranar 26 ga Oktoba. Ta bincika masu ɗaukar hoto da ke rufe saukowa a Safi tsakanin 8 da 13 ga Nuwamba, suna dawowa ta hanyar Bermuda da Norfolk zuwa Boston. Bayan ɗan gajeren gyare-gyare da kuma aikin kulawa da bakin teku, sai ta tafi Cristobal don jiran jirgi zuwa New York. A halin yanzu, ta wuce ta hanyar Canal na Panama a ranar 9 ga Janairu 1943 don horar da dan lokaci tare da jami'an Sojojin Ruwa na Ecuador. Ta tsare da wucewar wani jirgin zuwa arewacin Afirka a watan Fabrairun da ya dawo New York a ranar 11 ga Maris don horo. A ranar 2 ga Afrilu "Emmons" ya tashi zuwa teku ta hanyar Argentia zuwa Scapa Flow, inda ta sake shiga cikin Jirgin Ruwa na Burtaniya a ranar 19 ga Mayu.