On 30 August she was deployed with the aircraft carrier , the cruiser  and the destroyers Punjabi and Somali on a mission to deliver RAF equipment and personnel to North Russia to support Soviet military operations after the Soviet Union had entered the war.
On August 30th, this vessel was dispatched with the aircraft carrier, the cruiser, and the destroyers Punjabi and Somali for a mission involving the delivery of RAF supplies and personnel to North Russia to assist Soviet military efforts following the Soviet Union's entry into the conflict.