Sinking German Submarine U-548
Returning to the New York Navy Yard on 17 March, she spent a week there undergoing voyage repairs and receiving upkeep before shifting to New London, Connecticut, for operations out of that port with friendly submarines until 14 April when she received orders to proceed to the Virginia Capes to deal with U-boats operating nearby. One of these, U-548, torpedoed two merchantmen, USS Swiftscout on 18 April and SS Katy on the 23rd, but eventually ran afoul of three of Baker's division mates — Thomas, Bostwick (DE-103), and Coffman (DE-191), and the frigate Natchez (PF-2) - and was sunk off the Virginia coast on 30 April.
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