▁the ▁worst ▁of ▁the ▁encounter . ▁She ▁scored ▁no ▁hits ▁on ▁Admir al ▁Hi pper , ▁and ▁sust ained ▁a ▁fair ▁amount ▁of ▁damage , ▁ ▁being ▁hit ▁by ▁several ▁ 8 - inch ▁( which ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁passed ▁right ▁through ▁the ▁ship ) ▁and ▁ 4 . 1 - inch ▁shell s . ▁The ▁action ▁did ▁however , ▁drive ▁off ▁Admir al ▁Hi pper , ▁and ▁saved ▁the ▁con voy ▁from ▁any ▁losses . ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁her ▁complement ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Britain ▁for ▁rep airs , ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁When ▁rep a ired ▁Ber wick ▁joined ▁the ▁Home ▁Fle et ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁her ▁w art ime ▁career ▁she ▁was ▁esc ort ing ▁con vo ys ▁to ▁North ▁Russia ▁and ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁North ▁Sea , ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁under ▁the ▁captain cy ▁of ▁Norman ▁Vere ▁Grace ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁In ▁late ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁ship ▁carried ▁Free ▁Norwegian ▁Forces ▁from ▁Britain ▁to ▁Mur m ansk , ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Finn mark . ▁She ▁esc orted ▁two ▁car rier ▁ra ids ▁against ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Ber wick s ▁last ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁esc ort ▁carri ers ▁that ▁were ▁ra iding ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁coast ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5