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QP 11 and PQ 15. American component, organized as Task Force 99, comprised "Washington", "Wichita", "Tuscaloosa", and four destroyers. British assigned the carrier, the battleship, a light cruiser, and five destroyers. After successfully escorting the convoys, "Wichita" returned to Hvalfjörður, arriving on 6 May.