Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Fitawa daga San Diego, California, 18 ga Janairu, 1943, "Katin" ya isa Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1 ga Fabrairu don horo a Chesapeake Bay. Ta yi jigilar jiragen sama da sojoji don
Harin Arewacin Afirka daga New York zuwa Casablanca, 14 ga Mayu zuwa 1 ga Yuni, dawowa zuwa Norfolk, Virginia, 5 ga 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.