On 9 November 1941 leading Force K, consisting of , and , she was involved in the destruction of the Beta Convoy. In the resulting battle the was sunk, as well as the German transports "Duisburg" and "San Marco", the Italian transports "Maria", "Sagitta" and "Rina Corrado", and the Italian "Conte di Misurata" and "Minatitlan". The Italian destroyers and were damaged.