Most likely the conversion took place at Fairfields yard in Govan on the River Clyde with her sister ship HMS Pozarica.

[1] In November 1942, HMS Palomares took part in the Operation Torch landings in Algiers as an anti-aircraft ship.

However the next day Palomares was hit by a bomb suffering a large number of casualties, engulfed in flames her steering gear was put out of action.

In December 1942, to take the role of a fighter-direction ship, Palomares was fitted with radar for directing fighter aircraft.

Surviving the war, HMS Palomares was returned to the MacAndrews Line in 1946, where she continued service with the company until 1959.