On 30 March 1942 "Gremyashchy" detected an unidentified enemy submarine and released twelve depth charges. During April 1942, she was involved with escorting convoys QP 10, PQ 14 and QP 11. On 30 April, she accompanied the damaged , however was forced to return to base on 1 May due to a lack of fuel. She attempted to return to HMS "Edinburgh" on 2 May after being re-supplied, however by then "Edinburgh" had already sunk. On 5–6 May, she participated in escorting Convoy PQ 15.