Roosevelt and Cummings also relished the opportunity to hoist McReynolds by his own petard. The late Max Attucks, his petard runneth over. "Petard" and her consorts were still involved in convoy escort work. On another occasion, Turkish officials boarded the ship demanding to know when "Petard" might sail. Inexplicably, the Italians were still armed when "Petard" was sighted. "Petard" and fellow destroyer were detached to offer assistance. Four merchantmen were to be escorted, initially by a total of nine warships, including "Petard". She was close to "Petard", which immediately opened fire with her Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. Sebag-Montefiore states that they either leapt from "Petard" or, in Brown's case, from a whaler. The Petard, developed by MD1, was designed for the quick levelling of fortifications. In late July "Petard" escorted a convoy from the Seychelles to Aden. As a result, ships like "Petard" maintained a high state of readiness. That left "Petard" and to complete their mission to Leros. On 12 October "Petard" and moved to Haifa to escort the cruiser to Alexandria. While she was there the war in Europe ended, but "Petard" had not finished yet.