ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ ʃiː ˈɛntɚd ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ɐn ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl mˈɑːdəl ʌvðə vˈɛɹɪəbəl dˈɛpθ sˈoʊnɑːɹ vˌiːdˌiːˈɛs ænd ðˈʌs bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ʌvðə dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚɹ ˈɛskɔːɹts tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ ðɪs lˈeɪɾɪst dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪn ˌeɪˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuː ɪkwˈɪpmənt.
On 29 November she entered the New York Shipyard to receive an experimental model of the Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) and thus became the first of the destroyer escorts to employ this latest development in ASW equipment.