. ▁ ▁Res cu ing ▁Sur viv ors ▁at ▁Sea ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June , ▁Sw en ning ▁res cu ed ▁eight ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁R AF ▁whose ▁Hal if ax ▁bom ber ▁had ▁been ▁d itch ed ▁in ▁the ▁ocean . ▁The ▁task ▁group ▁arrived ▁at ▁B erm uda ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁and ▁depart ed ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁Nor folk ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁The ▁esc ort s ▁continued ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁Sw en ning ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁over ha ul . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Nor folk ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁Bog ue ▁group ▁( T G ▁ 2 2 . 3 ) ▁which ▁sort ied ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁training ▁period ▁at ▁B erm uda , ▁the ▁group ▁began ▁off ensive ▁pat rol s ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic , ▁mainly ▁off ▁the ▁Grand ▁B anks ▁area ▁of ▁New found land . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August , ▁Bog ue ▁aircraft ▁attacked ▁a ▁sur fac ed ▁sub marine . ▁Dam age ▁was ▁not ▁as cert ained ▁as ▁the ▁sub marine ▁sub mer ged . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁another ▁was ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁surface . ▁It ▁also ▁sub mer ged ; ▁but , ▁approximately ▁two ▁and ▁one - half ▁hours ▁later , ▁it ▁sur fac ed ; ▁the ▁crew ▁abandoned ▁it ; ▁and ▁the ▁sub marine ▁s ank ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁The ▁ships ▁re pl en ished ▁at ▁Argent ia ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁and