Nekuvandudzwa kwake kwakapedzwa, "Duke weYork" akadzorera chimiro chake sechikepe chepamberi kubva musi wa14 Chivabvu 1943 achimirira kuenda kwa "King George V" uye "Howe" kuOperation Husky, kurwiswa kweAllied kweSicily. Operation Gearbox muna Chikumi 1943 yaisanganisira kutsvaira ne "Duke weYork" uye, mukambani neUS battleships uye, kupa chifukidzo chiri kure chekuita zvidiki muSpitzbergen neKola Inlet, nepo mwedzi unotevera mashandiro ekutsausa, ane zita rekuti "Camera" uye "Gavhuna weNorway", akaitwa kuitira kukwevera maGerman kubva kuOperation Husky
. Musi waOctober 4, "Duke weYork" uye "Anson" akafukidza simba reAllied cruisers uye vanoparadza uye mutakuri weAmerica pasi peOperation Leader, iyo yakatsvaga kutakura kweGermany kubva kuNorway. Kurwisa kwacho kwakaguma nokunyura kwezvikepe zvina zvevatengesi zveGermany uye kukuvadzwa kune zvimwe zvinomwe, izvo zvakamanikidza vazhinji vavo kuti varege kufamba.