 On 24 June 1943 the group was successful in destroying and , though "Starling" was damaged in the process of ramming "U-119" and was forced to retire.Walker elected to stay with the group, exchanging commands with "Wild Goose", and, after the group returned to port, with "Kite".2 SG was joined at this point by (Lt.Cdr C. Gwinner), as a replacement for the damaged "Starling".