Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Waxay ku soo laabatay Eastern Fleet bishii Agoosto 1940; sida inta badan walaasheed, waxaa markaa loo qoondeeyay Badda Mediterranean-ka, iyadoo ka baxday Bariga Fog bishii Maarso 1941. Markii ay ku jirtay Badda Dhexe, waxaa loo isticmaalay inay raacdo kolonyo sida markab A / A ah oo ka tirsan 15th Cruiser Squadron ee kolonyo laga soo bilaabo Alexandria ilaa Giriigga (Howlgalka Lustre). Waxay ku lug yeelatay Dagaalkii Cape Matapan, iyo sidoo kale
Dagaalkii Koowaad iyo Dagaalkii Labaad ee Sirte.