Task Force 20 Soviet Navy bases on the Kola Peninsula in the event of a general war. From 21–27 November 1946, was en route to Davis Strait as part of Task Group 20.2, which also included the cruiser "Little Rock" and destroyer USS "Fechteler". Between 27 November and 4 December, she participated in cold-weather exercises in Davis Strait, between Greenland and East Baffin Island, as part of Task Group 20.2. An incident during that cruise involving the . She was off the port side firing 5-inch star shells for illumination, to spot icebergs, when there was a misfire. According to standard procedure the
Fury and Hecla Strait Fury and Hecla Strait Fury and Hecla Strait is a narrow (from ) channel of water located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Situated between Baffin Island to the north and the Melville Peninsula to the south, it connects Foxe Basin on the east with the Gulf of Boothia on the west. The first European to see it was William Edward Parry in 1822. It used to be always covered in ice, making the navigation difficult. The first transit (west to east) was by icebreaker in the middle of the 20th century. In the summer of 2016 the strait