"Empire Falcon" sailed on 19 May for Swansea, arriving the next day. She departed on 29 May for Milford Haven, where she arrived later that day. She sailed two days later to join Convoy OS 30, which departed from Liverpool on 1 June and arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone on 19 June. Her armament consisted a 4-inch or 4.7-in gun, six machine guns and a number of kites. She was carrying a cargo of military stores bound for Cape Town, South Africa, which was reached on 3 July. She departed six days later for Aden, arriving on 26 July and sailing the next day for Massawa, Eritrea. where she arrived on 29 July. "Empire Falcon" departed on 3 August for Suez, Egypt, arriving five days later. She sailed on 2 September for Cape Town, where she arrived on 25 September. She sailed on 30 September for Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, arriving on 24 October. She departed two days later for San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she arrived later that day. She sailed three days later for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Empire Falcon" was a member of Convoy GN 17, which departed on 3 November and arrived at New York on 10 November. She then made a round trip to Baltimore, arriving back at New York on 6 December before joining Convoy NG 328, which departed on 10 December and arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 18 December. She then joined Convoy GZ 16, which departed that day and arrived at Cristóbal, Canal Zone on 21 December. "Empire Falcon" then sailed to Balboa, Panama, from where she departed on 23 December for Valparaíso, Chile, arriving on 4 January 1943.