Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure shakedown kudzidziswa Chesapeake Bay, panguva iyo iyewo akashanda sezvo kudzidzisa chikepe kuti vashandi kuti kupiwa kune dzimwe tangi kumhara ngarava, LST-389 akabva Norfolk musi 19 February 1943, vakananga Bayonne, New Jersey apo iye akatora mungarava imwe tangi kumhara ngarava (LCT), United States Army mauto, uye mutoro mishonga. Achifamba nechikepe UGS 6A musi wa19 March, akaenderera mberi achipfuura neBermuda kuenda kuNorth Africa ndokusvika kuNemours, Algeria musi wa13 April. Nokukurumidza achienda kuArzew Naval Base, Algeria ngarava yakava mureza weCaptain Frank Adams, Mutungamiri, LST Group 5, Flotilla 2. LST-389 yakakurumidza kubatanidzwa mu
mushandirapamwe wokupinda muSicily, danho rokupinda muItaly.