"eckoldt" finished her repairs and overhaul on 15 april 1942 and was training until she attempted to sail for norway on 11 june. she developed more engine problems en route and had to turn back for repairs. the ship reached trondheim on 9 july, escorting the light cruiser ; both ships laid mines at the entrance to the skagerrak en route. "eckoldt" continued onwards and reached narvik on 18 july. during operation wunderland in august, "eckoldt", "beitzen" and "steinbrinck" escorted the pocket battleship at the beginning and end of its mission to attack soviet shipping in the kara sea. they also escorted the minelayer as it departed to lay a minefield off cape zhelaniya in mid-august. on 13–15 october, "eckoldt", "beitzen", and the destroyers and laid a minefield off the kanin peninsula at the mouth of the white sea that sank the . three weeks later, the same four destroyers escorted "admiral hipper" as she attempted to intercept allied merchant ships proceeding independently to soviet ports in early november.