Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Barin San Diego, California, 18 Janairu 1943, "Katin" ya isa Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1 Fabrairu don horo a Chesapeake Bay. Ta ɗauki jiragen sama da sojoji don mamaye Arewacin Afirka
daga New York zuwa Casablanca, 14 May-1 Yuni, dawowa Norfolk, Virginia, 5 Yuli. An sake rarraba shi CVE-11 a ranar 15 ga Yuli kuma ya yi tururi daga Norfolk, a matsayin babban jirgin ruwa na TG 21.14, daya daga cikin kungiyoyin farauta da kisan gilla da aka kafa don ayyukan hare-haren da aka yi wa jiragen ruwa na Jamus. An fara aikinta na farko daga ranar 27 ga Yuli zuwa 10 ga Satumba.