In mid-August she set out to bombard Bardia and on 6 November she sailed from Alexandria to provide cover for the Battle of Taranto a torpedo-bomber attack on ships in Taranto harbour. As a result of this attack "Warspite" and "Valiant" were able to bombard the Italian supply base in the Adriatic port of Vlorë in mid-December. On 10 January 1941 "Warspite" was lightly damaged by a bomb while operating with Force A during Operation Excess.