 January 1945 gave a break from convoy duties, when on the night of 11/12 January, the cruisers and , accompanied by the destroyers "Onslow", and "Onslaught" carried out a sweep through Norwegian coastal waters.They attacked a German convoy off Egersund, sinking the minesweeper and shelling the merchant ships and "Charlotte", which were abandoned and sank.In February 1945, "Onslow" was part of the escort for Convoy JW 64, which came under heavy air and submarine attack, with 12 German bombers being lost in exchange for the corvette , which was torpedoed by .