On 19 June 1943 the Pelotaslóide (Master Jony Pereira Máximo) arrived at Trinidad in convoy GAT-68, but the authorities did not allow her to join another convoy because she had not been able to maintain the minimum speed of 6 knots and made excessive smoke. On 27 June, the single ship then continued her voyage to Recife escorted by Jacuí (CS 57) (Capitão-Tenente Carlos Roberto Perez Paquet) and Jundiaí (CS 58) (Capitão-Tenente Pedro Borges Lynch).