After finishing her refit on 13 January 1941, "Rodney" joined the hunt for "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau", without success, and then escorted Convoy HX 108 from 12 to 23 February. On 16 March the ship spotted the latter battleship while escorting Convoy HX 114 in the North Atlantic; "Gneisenau" was rescuing survivors from the independently steaming reefer ship, , when "Rodney" steamed over the horizon, silhouetted against the setting sun. Partially hidden behind the burning merchant ship, the gunnery officer estimated that the intermittently visible German ship was away, close to maximum range for "Rodney"s guns. Dalyrmple-Hamilton declined to pursue "Gneisenau" when she turned away at her top speed of and was able to rescue 27 survivors and 2 dead seamen from one lifeboat before returning to her convoy. Troop Convoy TC 10 departed Halifax on 10 April with a strong escort that included "Rodney". While steaming in the River Clyde on the 19th, the battleship accidentally rammed and sank the trawler "Topaze"; only four survivors could be rescued by nearby destroyers.