While at Mers - el - Kebir she was fitted out as an amphibious force flagship by repair ship USS Delta ( AR - 9 ) between 2 and 31 May 1943 .
She retained her seaplane tender classification and AVP - 11 designation for the time being .
While at Mers - el - Kebir she was fitted out as an amphibious force flagship by repair ship USS Delta ( AR - 9 ) between 2 and 31 May 1943 , although she retained her seaplane tender classification and AVP - 11 designation for the time being .