In the early days of the war, hunter-killer groups were formed around the fleet's aircraft carriers to find and destroy U-boats.

She deployed with a hunter-killer group and arrived at Pearl on 12 January.

The Fleet was also responsible for the organization and operational control of hunter-killer groups.

On 5 April 1945 she joined a hunter-killer group.

Two days later, the hunter-killer group headed for the Yellow Sea.

She returned 26 May to join a hunter-killer group in antisubmarine exercises until July 1956.

During the first half of September, the destroyer operated with an antisubmarine hunter-killer group.

These small hunter-killer groups can be bloody dangerous.

If we send hunter-killer groups after those subs and blow them out of the water, they'll know where the line's drawn.

In the fall of 1956, the ship joined a hunter-killer group for a deployment to Europe and the Middle East.