[1] After World War II began,[clarification needed] Nordvest remained in port in the United States.

[2] The Maritime Commission renamed her Alan-A-Dale, transferred her registration to Panama, and her call sign was changed to HPWV.

[4] Alan-A-Dale sailed independently for Tocopilla, Chile, arriving there in October 1941, then returned via the Panama Canal to Baltimore in early December.

After another Atlantic crossing, (Convoys HX 179 and ON 89), she sailed alone from Hampton Roads on 1 June 1942, to the Indian Ocean, calling at Cape Town, Abadan, Bahrain and Bombay, before returning via Durban, Trinidad and Guantánamo Bay, and arriving at New York City on 2 November.

[5] A German Biber midget submarine sank Alan-A-Dale in the Westerschelde off Terneuzen on 23 December 1944 at position 51°21′36″N 03°47′18″E / 51.36000°N 3.78833°E / 51.36000; 3.78833.