From February 1942 onwards "Oxlip" served with close escort groups on Arctic convoys taking war "materiel" from the Western Allies to the Soviet Union. In three years "Oxlip" sailed with 18 Arctic convoys (outbound and homebound), contributing to the safe and timely arrival of more than 300 merchant ships. With the end of hostilities "Oxlip" was decommissioned and in 1946 she was sold.