Sii qor faqradan - Waxay markabkeedu ka soo shiraacday Malta 5-tii Diseembar, HMS "Kingston" iyo "Lively", iyo maraakiibta maraakiibta "Ajax" iyo "Neptune". Waxay u adeegeen sidii ay u ilaalin lahaayeen markabka HMS "Breconshire", inta ay ka soo gudbayaan Alexandria. "Ajax", "Neptune" iyo "Lively" ayaa la kala saaray 6dii Diseembar waxayna ku noqdeen Malta. "Kimberley" waxay ku hadhay "Breconshire". Waxaa ku soo biiray 7kii Diseembar HMAS "Hobart", laakiin waxaa dhawaan loo kala diray inay caawiso HMS "Flamingo", oo waxyeello ka soo gaartay Tobruk. "Kimberley" iyo "Kingston" waxay Alexandria la gaareen "Breconshire" 8dii Diseembar. Bishii Diseembar 15keedii "Kimberley" waxay ku biirtay maraakiibta HMS "Carlisle", "Euryalus" iyo "Naiad" iyo burburiyayaasha "Hasty", "Havock", "Jervis", "Kingston", "Kipling", "Decoy" iyo "Nizam" iyagoo sameeyay Ciidanka C, oo loo xilsaaray inay la socdaan "Breconshire" ilaa Malta. 16kii Diseembar warar aan la xaqiijin oo ku saabsan koox dagaal oo Talyaani ah oo raacay kolonyo sahay ah oo ku socotay Benghazi ayaa gaadhay ciidanka Ingiriiska. Ciidanka waxaa la arkay 17kii Diseembar, waxaana "Breconshire" laga soo saaray Ciidanka C, oo ay wehliyaan "Decoy" iyo "Havock". "Kimberley" wuxuu la sii joogay Ciidanka C. Dagaal kooban ayaa soo socday, ka dib waxaa loo yaqaan Dagaalkii Koowaad ee Sirte
, oo maraakiibta dagaalka ee Talyaanigu ay dib uga baxeen kadib markii maraakiibta dagaalka ee Ingiriisku ay isku dayeen inay ku soo dhowaadaan si ay u fuliyaan weerarada gantaalaha. "Kimberley" waxay ku soo laabatay Alexandria 18kii Diseembar iyada oo ay weheliyaan inta kale ee raacda.