Carrying 1,575 troops, "Christaan Huygens" sailed on 12 January 1942 as part of Convoy WS 15. On 16 January, was attacked by and damaged. The convoy arrived at Freetown on 25 January. Having called at Cape Town, South Africa, the convoy reached Durban on 13 February. Carrying 1,475 troops, "Christiaan Huygens" departed on 19 February as part of Convoy DM 3. The convoy was bound for Singapore, but during the voyage Singapore fell to the Japanese. The convoy's destination was changed, first to Batavia, then to Colombo and finally to Bombay as the Japanese advanced across south east Asia. The convoy arrived at Bombay on 6 March. "Christiaan Huygens" subsequently returned to the Clyde. Carrying 2,670 troops, she departed on 1 June with Convoy WS 19P, arriving at Freetown on 15 June. She then joined Convoy WS 19PA, which formed at sea on 17 July and dispersed off Aden on 26 July. Her movements are unknown until 14 November, when "Christiaan Huygens" departed from the Clyde with Convoy KMF 3, which arrived at Algiers, Algeria on 23 November. She returned with Convoy MKF 3, which sailed that day and arrived at the Clyde on 3 December.