During the following autumn, a heavy gale severely damaged "St Albans" while she was escorting convoy ON 22 on 8 October. The following day brought little respite from the high seas and strong winds, but "St Albans"s Norwegian sailors brought her safely into Reykjavík, Iceland. The destroyer's seaworthiness and the seamanship exhibited by her Norwegian crew elicited a warm commendatory signal from the Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches (C-in-C WA). In this message of 12 October 1941, he also praised the destroyer's exemplary steaming performance during the previous three months.