On 10 May she sailed from Alexandria with , and to transport supplies to Malta. The force was ordered to return if spotted by enemy aircraft, as there was only limited allied air cover available from a Bristol Beaufort. On 11 May the British force came under heavy air attack, with "Lively" being dive-bombed by a squadron of German Junkers Ju 88s armed with 1,100lbs and 550lbs bombs. The first attack pass took out her bridge, leading to a hull breach and the death of her skipper. The dive bombers then came round for a second strafe pass. The order was soon given to abandon ship. "Lively" sank north east of Tobruk, with the loss of 77 of her crew. "Jervis" and "Jackal" were both damaged in these attacks, with "Jackal" having to be scuttled by "Jervis" after attempts to tow her failed. "Jervis" took on board survivors from both "Lively" and "Jackal", and returned them to Alexandria. Despite a wartime career lasting less than a year since her commissioning, she won five battle honours: Atlantic 1941, Mediterranean 1941, Malta Convoys 1941-2, Libya 1942, and Sirte 1942.