Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa 23 October muparadzi akabva paWS23 paakabviswa nechikwashu uye ngarava, achidzokera kuFreetown. "Avon Vale" yakabva yaenda kuGibraltar kunofambisa ngarava dzechiuto mauto asati asvika kuNorth Africa
. Musi waNovember 8 "Avon Vale" akabatana neCentral Naval Task Force kutsigira kumhara paOran. Muparadzi akabva asunungurwa nokuda kwemabasa ekuperekedza, basa rakaitwa muna December yose mukutsigira mabasa ehondo muNorth Africa.