Kammala wannan jumla: A farkon 1943, an tura jiragen ruwa guda takwas da Australiya ta tsara da kuma gina su zuwa Masar daga Tekun Indiya, a shirye-shiryen Operation Husky,
Ƙungiyar Allied ta mamaye Sicily. Sun kasance wani ɓangare na rundunar Allied 3,000. Corvettes sun isa Bahar Rum a watan Mayu kuma an kafa su a cikin 21st da 22nd Minesweeping Flotillas. Duk jiragen ruwa guda takwas sun tsira daga yakin ba tare da lalacewa ko raunin da ya faru a cikin aikin ba, ko da yake sun fuskanci kuskuren kuskuren daga wani dan jarida na Jamus. Lokacin da kyaftin din ya tambayi abin da lalacewar ta samu, amsar daga "Maryborough" ta karanta: "babu lalacewa sai dai ga wando na".