When convoys to Russia resumed in December 1942, "Fury", "Forester", "Faulknor", "Eclipse", and "Echo" were assigned as escorts. "Fury", and "Eclipse" were detached to augment the escorts of the WAC in March–May 1943, joining their sisters, "Fame" and "Escapade", when German submarine attacks reached their peak. The former had already sunk on 17 February while escorting Convoy ONS 165. "Express", "Fortune" and "Foxhound" was assigned to the Eastern Fleet at the beginning of 1943, but the first two returned to Britain in February to begin refits, during which they were transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and renamed "Gatineau" and "Saskatchewan" in June and May, respectively. "Foxhound" followed in August and was converted into an escort destroyer before being given to the Canadians in February 1944 and renamed "Qu'Appelle". "Forester" was assigned to Escort Group C1 of the WAC in June. "Escapade" was badly damaged by a premature detonation of her Hedgehog projectiles in September and was under repair until the end of 1944. "Faulknor", "Fury", "Echo", and "Eclipse" were transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet to escort the covering force during the invasion of Sicily in July and the subsequent landings in mainland Italy. "Faulknor", "Fury", and "Eclipse" participated in the Dodecanese Campaign after the surrender of Italy in September and the latter ship sank after hitting a mine on 24 October.