Buuxi weedha soo socota: "Mohawk" iyo "Nubian" waxay la socdeen maraakiibta culus intii lagu jiray duqeyntii Bardia, Talyaaniga Liibiya, 17kii Sebtember markii ay soo weerartay diyaarad torpedo Talyaani ah. "Nubian" ayaa dib ugu soo celiyay Alexandria halka "Mohawk" ay raacday ilaa ay yimaadeen 19-kii. Saddex maalmood ka dib, 14th DF, oo ay kujirto "Mohawk", ayaa duqeeyay garoonka diyaaradaha ee Sidi Barrani iyo bartilmaameedyada u dhow; markabku wuxuu ku soo laabtay 25kii Sebtember, isagoo weeraray isku ururinta gawaarida. Inkastoo badida ciidamada badda ee Mediterranean-ka ay ku jireen diyaaradaha xambaara diyaaradaha sida diyaaradihii ay
weerarkii ay ku qaadeen maraakiibta Talyaaniga ee Taranto habeenkii 11/12 Nofeembar, Ku-xigeenka Admiral Henry Pridham-Wippell wuxuu qaatay seddex maraakiib fudud, oo ay wehliyaan "Mohawk" iyo "Nubian" oo u jeestay waqooyiga si ay u weeraraan maraakiibta Talyaaniga ee koonfurta Adriatic Sea. Waxay la kulmeen kolonyo yar oo ka kooban afar markab, oo ay wehliyaan maraakiibta gargaarka ah iyo doonta torpedo. "Mohawk" ayaa ahaa kii ugu horeeyay ee rasaas furey, isagoo sheegtay in uu ku dhuftay "Ramb III" kadibna mid ka mid ah doonta torpedo, in kasta oo labada markab ay awoodeen inay xiriirka jebiyaan. Maraakiibtu waxay quusteen dhammaan maraakiibta ganacsiga ka hor inta aysan dib ula midoobin ciidanka ugu badan. Habeenkii 11/12 Diseembar, burburiyaha ayaa raacay kormeeraha markii ay duqeeyeen jagooyinka Talyaaniga ee u dhow Sollum, Masar.