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==Convoy defence== She was part of the escort for the first [[Arctic convoys of World War II|convoy]] to the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], along with the [[aircraft carrier]]s {{HMS|Victorious|R38|6}}, and then {{HMS|Argus|I49|6}}. She would regularly return to escort duties in the Arctic, as she was often deployed with the Home Fleet. But occasionally she was sent elsewhere on a particular mission. One example was in early 1942 when she supported commando raids on the Norwegian coast and bombarded [[Florø]] with her [[sister ship]] {{HMS|Intrepid|D10|2}}, an action which sank three ships and damaged on-shore factories. Another example was in April 1942 when she was also deployed to the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] to escort the [[United States Navy|American]] carrier {{USS|Wasp|CV-7|2}} to [[Malta]] in April 1942. On 3 July 1942, she was detached from an Arctic convoy to search for the German battleship {{ship|German battleship|Tirpitz||2}}, which was reported to have left her normal anchorage. In 1943, she was transferred from Arctic convoy duty to Atlantic convoy defence, but she still spent much of her time in home waters.
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