World War II North Atlantic Operations
After shakedown in the Caribbean, Haverfield joined escort carrier USS Bogue's hunter-killer group in patrolling Atlantic convoy lanes in search of marauding German U-boats. Departing Norfolk, Virginia, 26 February 1944, the hunter-killer group, aided by a Canadian corvette and British aircraft, sank U-575 on the 23rd of March. With some seven survivors of the Nazi submarine aboard, Haverfield continued her patrol to Casablanca, where she reported to Commander Moroccan Sea Frontier and turned over the German prisoners 18 March. After returning to Norfolk, Haverfield sailed on her second offensive combat cruise with the Bogue group 5 May. Operating with another HUK group under USS Block Island (CVE-21), the Bogue force sank RO-501, ex-U-1224, at 18°08′N 33°13′W / 18.133°N 33.217°W / 18.133; -33.217. 13 May as the former German ship was heading for her new home in Japan.
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