She then made five voyages from the U.S. East Coast to Port of Spain, Trinidad, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, March to July 1943.

From October 1943 to February 1944 she made four more voyages to the Caribbean, touching at Port of Spain, Trinidad; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Hamilton, Bermuda; the Virgin Islands; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

From March through September 1944 Polaris made three round-trip voyages in convoy from the east coast to Oran, Algeria, and other Mediterranean ports.

[4] Polaris then sailed to Enewetak, Saipan, Tinian, and Apra before returning to Seattle, Washington, on 9 January 1945.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.