She was transferred to the Free French Navy as part of the Lend - Lease program on 18 March 1944 as CH - 96 .
She was later reclassified as a SC - 497 class submarine chaser and renamed SC - 497 .
She was transferred to the Free French Navy as part of the Lend - Lease program on 18 March 1944 as SC - 497     .
She was later reclassified as a SC - 497 class submarine chaser and renamed SC - 497 .