She was assigned in the hopes of deceiving the Axis about the presence of an operational battleship ; the Italians seem to have seen through the deception by the time the convoy sailed on 13 June .
The Germans were deceived .
She was assigned in the hopes of deceiving the Axis about the presence of an operational battleship ; the Italians seem to have seen through the deception by the time the convoy sailed on 13 June , although the Germans were deceived .