In October 1942, "Trippe" cleared the Chesapeake Bay area and steamed north to Newport where she arrived on the 7th. For the next two weeks, she operated with while the new battleship practiced shore bombardment for the upcoming invasion of French North Africa. During the pre-dawn hours of 19 October, she was steaming for Casco Bay when struck "Trippe" on her starboard quarter, killing four "Trippe" crewmen and injuring three others. On 13 November, "Trippe" completed repairs at New York and got underway for antisubmarine warfare training at New London, Connecticut.