Operation Vigorous
On 11 June Force W, including "Charybdis", joined the carriers "Eagle" and "Argus", with further escort provided by the battleship , the cruisers and and a number of destroyers to screen Operation Harpoon. The convoy in Operation Harpoon was run in conjunction with a convoy from Egypt, Operation Vigorous, both of which tried to supply food and matériel by splitting enemy forces. In July 1942 "Charybdis" covered Operations Pinpoint and Insect, two more carrier deliveries of aircraft to Malta. By August 1942 "Charybdis" joined Force Z to provide an escort for HMS "Eagle" in the Malta convoy Operation Pedestal.