 Complete the following phrase:  Upon her return to the east coast, Wainwright resumed her patrols. Her assignment, however, took on a new complexion. No longer simply trying to prevent the spread of hostilities to the Western Hemisphere, she patrolled instead to protect Americas shorelines and seagoing traffic along her coast from Germanys undersea fleet. That duty continued until mid-March 1942, when the warship received orders to join the British Home Fleet as part of an American force composed of , , , , , and seven other destroyers. On 25 March, she departed Casco Bay, Maine, in company with Wasp, Washington, Wichita, Tuscaloosa and the destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 8 DesRon 8, with Commander DesRon 8 ComDesRon 8 embarked. This US Navy involvement allowed the Royal Navy to release ships for the 