In five voyages to the Mediterranean Sea that year, Hobby developed several U-boat contacts and was credited with inflicting severe damage on one marauder on 9 May.
ɪn fˈaɪv vˈɔɪɪdʒᵻz tə ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən sˈiː ðæt jˈɪɹ, hˈɑːbi dɪvˈɛləpt sˈɛvɹəl jˈuːbˈoʊt kˈɑːntækts ænd wʌz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪð ɪnflˈɪktɪŋ sᵻvˈɪɹ dˈæmɪdʒ ˌɔn wˈʌn mɚɹˈɔːdɚɹ ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈeɪ.