Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - "Emmons" akadzokera kuNew York musi wa9 September 1942 uye akadzidziswa muCasco neChesapeake Bays, uye paBermuda, nokuda kwokupinda muNorth Africa
, iyo yakabva kuBermuda musi waOctober 26. Iye screened vatakuri kufukidza kumhara pa Safi pakati 8 uye 13 November, kudzoka nenzira Bermuda uye Norfolk kuBoston. Pashure pokugadziridza kwenguva pfupi uye basa rokuperekedza gungwa, akaenda kuCristobal kunomirira boka raizoenda kuNew York. Munguva iyi, akapfuura nePanama Canal musi wa9 Ndira 1943 kuti adzidzise kwenguva pfupi nevakuru veEcuadoran Navy. Akachengetedza kufamba kwechikwata kuenda kuchamhembe kweAfrica munaFebruary achidzokera kuNew York musi wa11 Kurume kunodzidziswa. Musi waApril 2 "Emmons" yakaenda kugungwa kuburikidza neArgentia kuenda kuScapa Flow, kwaakabatana neBritish Home Fleet zvakare musi waMay 19.