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
Baffin Island is also a year-round resident of Baffin Island. Unlike the gray wolf in southern climes, Arctic wolves often do not hunt in packs, although a male-female pair may hunt together. In the water (or under the ice) the year-round visitors are mainly the ringed seal. The ringed seal lives off-shore within of land. During the winter, it makes a number of breathing holes through ice up to thick by visiting each one often, and keeping the hole open and free from ice. In March, when a female is ready to whelp, she will enlarge one of the breathing holes that