Sinking of Another German Submarine
As German submarines were known to be moving westward for a final effort against the United States, J. R. Y. Blakely again joined an escort carrier group, and with Mission Bay and destroyer escorts set up barrier patrol north of the Azores as part of Operation Teardrop. The ships departed 27 March, and in the cruise which followed sank one of the U-boats, combining with other hunter-killer groups to foil the German plans. J. R. Y. Blakely returned to New York 14 May, her important work in the Atlantic completed.
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