θɹuːˈaʊt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd ˌɪntʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ʃiː ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ jˈuːnɪt əvə hˈʌntɚkˈɪlɚ ˌeɪtʃjˌuːkˈeɪ ɡɹˈuːp bˈeɪst æt kˈiː wˈɛst, flˈɔːɹɪdə, ɪnðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv ˈæntaɪsˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn wˈɔːɹfɛɹ tˈæktɪks.
Throughout 1948 and into 1949, she operated as a unit of a hunter-killer (HUK) group based at Key West, Florida, in the development of anti-submarine warfare tactics.