Buuxi weedha soo socota: 26 Maarso, "Wichita", oo loo qoondeeyay Task Force 39, ayaa ka dhoofay Mareykanka si uu u xoojiyo Ciidamada Ingiriiska ee fadhigoodu yahay Scapa Flow. Task Force 39, oo uu hogaaminayay Admiral John W. Wilcox, Jr., waxaa ku jiray "Wasp", markab dagaal, markab dagaal "Tuscaloosa", iyo sideed burburiye. Intii ay safarka ku jirtay, Wilcox waxaa ku daatay badda oo aad u kacsan waxaana ku lumay. Admiral Robert C. Giffen, oo calankiisa ku soo raray "Wichita", ayaa qaatay amarka howlgalka. Ka dib markii ay gaareen Scapa Flow, "Wichita" iyo maraakiibta kale ee Mareykanka ayaa tababar dhowr toddobaad ah la qaatay dhigooda Ingiriiska. Bishii Abriil 28-keedii, "Wichita" waxay ku bilawday hawlgalkeedii ugu horreeyay ee weyn ee ay la gashay Ingiriiska. Waxaa loo xilsaaray in ay raacdo kolonyo gaadiid oo ay xulufo u yihiin Midowga Yurub.
QP 11 iyo PQ 15. Qeybta Mareykanka, oo loo abaabulay Task Force 99, waxay ka koobnayd "Washington", "Wichita", "Tuscaloosa", iyo afar burburiye. Ingriiska ayaa u xilsaaray markabka xamuulka qaada, markabka dagaalka, maraakiibta fudud, iyo shanta maraakiibta wax burburiya. Ka dib markii ay si guul leh u raacday kolonyo, "Wichita" waxay ku noqotay Hvalfjörður, waxayna timid 6 May.