▁Sound , ▁Sp its ber gen , ▁with ▁Oak ley ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁oil ers ▁that ▁carried ▁out ▁these ▁ref uel ing ▁operations . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁west bound ▁con voy ▁Q P ▁ 1 5 ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Arch angel sk ▁in ▁Northern ▁Russia , ▁with ▁Oak ley ▁joining ▁the ▁esc ort ▁of ▁the ▁L och ▁E we ▁bound ▁con voy ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November , ▁continu ing ▁with ▁the ▁con voy , ▁which ▁was ▁heavily ▁dis rupted ▁by ▁storm s , ▁until ▁it ▁reached ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Oak ley ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁sa iled ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁of ▁Al gi ers - bound ▁con voy ▁K M F ▁ 9 , ▁reaching ▁O ran ▁in ▁Al ger ia ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February , ▁where ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Dest roy er ▁Division . ▁Oak le ys ▁normal ▁duties ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Division ▁consisted ▁of ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁and ▁pat rol ▁duties ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁and ▁Central ▁Mediter rane an . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Al lied ▁arm ies ▁were ▁closing ▁in ▁on ▁German ▁and ▁Italian ▁troops ▁in ▁Tun is ia , ▁and ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁Admir al ▁C unning ham , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et , ▁ordered