<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waMarch 26, Wichita, yakapiwa kuTask Force 39, yakabva kuUnited States kunosimbisa British Home Fleet yakavakirwa muScapa Flow. Task Force 39, yaitungamirirwa naRear Admiral John W. Wilcox, Jr., yaibatanidza Wasp, ngarava yehondo, ngarava Tuscaloosa, uye magwa masere. Vari munzira, Wilcox akakukurwa negungwa rine dutu ndokurasika. Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen, uyo akabhururutsa mureza wake muWichita, akatora mutungamiriri weboka rinoshanda. Pashure pokunge vasvika muScapa Flow, Wichita nedzimwe ngarava dzokuAmerica vakapedza mavhiki anoverengeka vachidzidzira pamwe chete nevakwanyina vavo vokuBritain. Musi waApril 28, Wichita yakabva pakuita basa rayo guru rokutanga neBritain. Yakagoverwa kuAllied escort nokuda kweArctic convoys  <response>: QP 11 uye PQ 15. Chikamu cheAmerica, chakarongwa seTask Force 99, chaisanganisira Washington, Wichita, Tuscaloosa, uye magwa mana anoparadza. VaBritain vakagovera mutakuri wengarava, ngarava yehondo, ngarava yechiedza, uye magwa mashanu anoparadza. Pashure pokubudirira kuperekedza mapoka acho, Wichita akadzokera kuHvalfjörður, achisvika musi wa6 May. 