 Ironically, Hubbard was then given command of the submarine chaser USS "PC-815" which also resulted in his being officially reprimanded and relieved of command.In early 1943, "YP-422" was dispatched to the Pacific theater of operations to support the Solomon Islands campaign.However, she was lost on 23 April 1943 after striking Tumbo Reef, three miles south-east of the entrance to North Bulari Passage, New Caledonia.