The ship unsuccessfully searched in early for ships from Convoy PQ 17 after it had scattered. On 10 July "Sokrushitelny"s steering gear and rangefinders were damaged by fragments from near misses by German bombers. After repairs, she rendezvoused with Allied ships on 23 August carrying supplies for a pair of British torpedo bomber squadrons that were intended operate in Karelia. On 17–20 September the ship was one of the local escorts for Convoy PQ 18. The following month, "Sokrushitelny" escorted a freighter from Iokanga to Arkhangelsk on 4–7 November and escorted Convoy QP 15 on 17–20 November. A severe storm struck on the 20th and severed her stern, killing six men. "Valerian Kuybyshev", "Uritsky" and her sister were sent to her aid and were able to rescue 191 men, although 30 sailors died during the rescue operations. Low on fuel, they were forced to depart on 21 November, leaving the ship, which sank after their departure, with a skeleton crew of 16 men. Most of the officers abandoned ship before the crewmen; the captain was shot for cowardice and the executive officer was sent to a penal battalion.