Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Tsakanin 12 ga Disamba, 1942 da 28 ga Afrilu, 1943, "Earle" ya raka jerin gwano uku da ke dauke da mutane da kayayyaki masu mahimmanci zuwa Casablanca. A cikin tafiyarta ta farko, ta yi hare-haren dare biyu a kan jiragen ruwa na ruwa. Sailing daga Norfolk a ranar 8 ga Yuni ya isa Oran a ranar 22 ga Yuni don shirya don mamaye Sicily.
, kuma ya bincika yankin jigilar kaya daga Scoglitti a ranar 10 ga Yuli. Kwana biyu bayan haka sai ta gudanar da bincike a yankin rairayin bakin teku, sa'an nan kuma ya yi aiki a kan aikin kulawa tsakanin tashar jiragen ruwa na arewacin Afirka da Sicily har zuwa ranar 11 ga watan Agusta lokacin da ta fara tafiya zuwa New York, inda ya isa ranar 22.