Buuxi weedha soo socota: "Barham", laba maraakiib, iyo saddex burburiye oo sidoo kale loo qoondeeyay Ciidanka Badda Mediterranean-ka ayaa loo magacaabay Force F oo qayb ka ah Hawlgalka Coat, oo ka mid ah taxanaha dhaqdhaqaaqa maraakiibta ee Mediterranean-ka. Markabka dagaalka iyo maraakiibta kale ee Ciidanka F ayaa loo xilsaaray inay ciidamada u qaadaan Malta, ka hor inta aysan ku sii socon Alexandria. "Barham" waxaa lagu soo raray 600 oo askari, oo ay ku jiraan ragga ka tirsan 12 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Force F ayaa ka tagay Gibraltar 7 Nofeembar, oo ay weheliso Force H, waxay la kulmeen qeybta ugu weyn ee Mediterranean Fleet saddex maalmood ka dib waxayna xamuulkooda ka dejiyeen Malta maalintaas. Markii ay bari u sii socotay, markabka diyaaradaha qaada ayaa laga saaray qeybta ugu weyn si ay u weerarto
Taranto habeenkii 11/12 Nofeembar, waxay waxyeello u geysatay saddex markab oo dagaal oo Talyaani ah. "Barham", oo hadda loo qoondeeyay 1st BS, iyo "Malaya" ayaa loo qoondeeyay inay shidaal ku sii daayaan Souda Bay, Crete, ka hor inta aysan u dhoofin Alexandria, halkaas oo ay gaareen 14 Nofembar.