Sinking of German Submarine U-488
On 28 April, Snowden, USS Frost (DE-144), and USS Barber (DE-161) left their screening positions to make fathometer readings at the head of an oil slick. Snowden made a reading at 560 feet. The trio dropped two depth charge patterns of 39 charges each. Two undersea explosions followed as U-488 died.
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