The following day it met the western local escort, a group of Soviet destroyers from Murmansk.

The local escort, Badsworth included, detached from the convoy on 27 March.

The Comanche served as local escort during the rest of February and late in March departed for Boston.

On 20 December the convoy was met by the eastern local escort, three Soviet destroyers and a British minesweeper.

Two days later, on 22 December, it was joined by the ocean escort, while the local escort departed.

She and her sisters were employed as local escorts to ocean convoys sailing from Halifax.

Three days later, on 18 November, it was joined by the ocean escort, while the local escort departed.

The convoy met its local escort on 5 December and arrived in Liverpool later that day.

In early 1941, Léopard served as a local escort, based at the Clyde.

Tampa resumed convoy operations, performing local escort in the Greenland area for the remainder of February 1943.