Buuxi weedha soo socota: Waxay markabkeeda ka soo raacday Malta 5kii Diseembar, iyadoo ay la socdaan HMS "Kingston" iyo "Lively", iyo 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 ciidankii Ingiriiska. Ciidanka waxaa la arkay 17kii Diseembar, waxaana "Breconshire" laga soo saaray Ciidanka C, oo ay wehliyaan "Decoy" iyo "Havock". "Kimberley" waxay ku sii jirtay Ciidanka C. Dagaal kooban ayaa ka danbeeyay, ka dibna waxaa loo yaqaanay
Dagaalkii koowaad ee Sirte, oo maraakiibtii dagaalka ee Talyaanigu ay dib uga soo laabteen kadib markii maraakiibtii Ingiriiska ay isku dayeen inay ku soo dhowaadaan si ay u fuliyaan weerarro toorey. "Kimberley" waxay ku soo laabatay Alexandria 18kii Diseembar iyada oo ay weheliyaan inta kale ee raacda.