Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Markii dib u habeynteeda la dhammaystiray, "Duke of York" waxay dib u bilaabatay xaaladdeeda sidii markab calan ah laga bilaabo 14 May 1943 iyadoo la sugayo bixitaanka "King George V" iyo "Howe" ee loogu talagalay Howlgalka Husky, duulaankii Allied ee Sicily. Hawlgalka Gearbox bishii Juun 1943 waxaa ku lug lahaa baadhitaan ay sameeyeen "Duke of York" iyo "Governor of Norway", oo ay wehliyaan maraakiibta dagaalka ee Mareykanka iyo "Governor of Norway", si ay u bixiyaan dabool fog oo loogu talagalay hawlgallada yaryar ee Spitsbergen iyo Kola Inlet, halka bishii xigtay hawlgallada kala goynta, oo loo yaqaan "Camera" iyo "Governor of Norway", ayaa la fuliyay si ay u soo jiitaan indhaha Jarmalka.
Hawlgalka Husky. 4-tii Oktoobar, "Duke of York" iyo "Anson" waxay dabooleen ciidamada Allied-ka ee maraakiibta iyo maraakiibta iyo diyaaradaha Mareykanka ee hogaaminta Hogaamiyaha Howlgalka, kuwaas oo weeraray maraakiibta Jarmalka ee Norway. Weerarka ayaa sababay in afar markab oo ganacsi oo Jarmal ah ay quustaan todobo kalena ay waxyeelo soo gaarto, taas oo ku qasabtay in badan oo iyaga ka mid ah dhulka la dhigo.