After repairs were completed, she screened "Lützow" during her voyage to Trondheim 15–20 May 1942 and laid a minefield in the Skaggerak en route. "Hans Lody" was damaged when a valve was left open and flooded the starboard engine room in early June and required two weeks to be repaired. She was one of four destroyers assigned to escort the battleship during Operation "Rösselsprung" (Knight's Move), an attack on the Russia-bound Convoy PQ 17. The ships sailed from Trondheim on 2 July for the first stage of the operation, although three of the destroyers, including "Hans Lody", assigned to "Tirpitz"s escort ran aground in the dark and heavy fog and were forced to return to port for repairs. After temporary repairs, she was towed back to Kiel for permanent repairs on 25 July. Three days later the ships were attacked without effect by three Beaufort torpedo bombers. "Korvettenkapitän" Karl-Adolf Zenker assumed command in August. The dockyard estimated the time to repair "Hans Lody" at six months or more and the Kriegsmarine gave serious consideration to decommissioning her as uneconomical to repair, but was persuaded to repair her anyway.