. ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁operations ▁▁ ▁Sw en ning ▁moved ▁to ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas , ▁ ▁to ▁complete ▁fitting ▁out ▁and ▁sa iled ▁from ▁there ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁B erm uda ▁on ▁her ▁sh aked own ▁cru ise . ▁The ▁cru ise ▁ended ▁at ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁the ▁ship ▁entered ▁the ▁n avy ▁yard ▁for ▁a ▁post - sh aked own ▁avail ability ▁period . ▁▁ ▁She ▁sa iled ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁as ▁an ▁esc ort ▁for ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁voyage ▁to ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁con voy ▁U GS - 3 4 ▁and ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February . ▁Six ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁ship ▁stood ▁out ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁with ▁Task ▁Group ▁( T G ) ▁ 2 1 . 1 1 , ▁a ▁" h unter - k iller " ▁ant is ub marine ▁group ▁composed ▁of ▁, ▁a ▁destroy er , ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁esc ort s ▁of ▁Esc ort ▁Division ▁( C ort Div ) ▁ 5 1 . ▁ ▁S inking ▁of ▁German ▁Sub marine ▁U - 5 7 5 ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁task ▁group ▁h unted ▁along ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁sea ▁lan es ▁for ▁German ▁U - bo ats . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March , ▁aircraft ▁from ▁Bog ue ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁developed ▁and ▁attacked ▁a ▁prom ising ▁sub marine