After her commissioning, she served primarily in Northern waters, escorting Russian convoys and was engaged in the search for the . On 11 December 1944, she was hit by a torpedo from the U-boat under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Diether Todenhagen. 62 men died in the attack and she was towed, first by the frigate and then by a Soviet Navy tugboat to Kola Inlet. "U-365" was sunk with all hands two days later by a Fairey Swordfish launched from the aircraft carrier .