sentences:  Commander, Mine Squadron 7, later commended "Threat" for her performance that day and gave special praise to the smart ship-handling operations that those operations had entailed.Throughout June 1944, "Threat" continued to sweep waters off the French coast, occasionally drawing fire from German guns but escaping unscathed.While she swept channels for fire support ships in preparation for the bombardment of Cherbourg, she came under heavy fire from enemy emplacements.