Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Tare da sake gyara ta, "Duke of York" ya sake komawa matsayinta a matsayin mai ba da labari daga 14 ga Mayu 1943 har sai da "King George V" da "Howe" suka tashi don Operation Husky, mamayewar Allied na Sicily. Operation Gearbox a watan Yunin 1943 ya hada da shafewa ta "Duke of York" da kuma, tare da Amurka da kuma, don samar da nesa don ƙananan ayyuka a Spitsbergen da Kola Inlet, yayin da a watan da ya biyo baya aka gudanar da ayyukan ɓoyewa, mai suna "Camera" da "Gwamna na Norway", don janye hankalin Jamusawa daga
Aikin Husky. Ranar 4 ga watan Oktoba, "Duke of York" da "Anson" sun rufe wani karfi na Allied cruisers da masu hallaka da kuma mai ɗaukar Amurka a karkashin Operation Leader, wanda ya kai hari ga jirgin Jamus a Norway. Harin ya haifar da nutsewar jiragen ruwa na Jamus guda hudu da lalacewar wasu bakwai, wanda ya tilasta wa da yawa daga cikinsu su kasance a ƙasa.