Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Barham", ngarava mbiri, uye ngarava nhatu dzinoparadza dzakanziwo dziende kuMediterranean Fleet dzakanzi Force F sechikamu cheOperation Coat, imwe yenhevedzano yakaoma yekufamba kwezvikepe muMediterranean. Ngarava yehondo nedzimwe ngarava dzeForce F dzakapiwa basa rokutakura mauto kuenda kuMalta, vasati vapfuurira kuAlexandria. "Barham" yakatakurwa nevarume mazana matanhatu, kusanganisira varume ve12 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Force F yakabva kuGibraltar musi wa7 Mbudzi, ichiperekedzwa neForce H, yakasangana nemuviri mukuru weMediterranean Fleet mazuva matatu gare gare ndokuburitsa mutoro wavo kuMalta gare gare zuva iroro. Ichiri kufamba nechokumabvazuva, ngarava inotakura ndege yakaparadzaniswa nomuviri mukuru kuti irwise
Taranto pausiku hwa11/12 Mbudzi, ichikuvadza ngarava nhatu dzehondo dzeItaly. "Barham", zvino yakapiwa 1st BS, uye "Malaya" vakaparadzaniswa kuzadza paSouda Bay, Crete, vasati vaenda kuAlexandria, vachisvika ikoko musi wa14 November.