Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nokugadziriswa kwake kwakapedzwa, "Duke of York" akadzorera chimiro chake sechikepe chepamberi kubva musi wa 14 May 1943 achimirira kubuda kwe "King George V" uye "Howe" yeOperation Husky, Allied invasion yeSicily. 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 "Governor weNorway", akaitwa kuitira kukwezva kutarisisa kwevaGerman kubva
Kuvhiya 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.