Battle of Cape Spartivento
She then returned to Gibraltar and escorted the aircraft carriers and during Operations Coat and White in November. On 21 November, the light cruiser , "Forester" and "Faulknor" intercepted the Vichy French blockade runner and escorted her to Gibraltar. The ship escorted Force F to Malta during Operation Collar later in the month and participated in the inconclusive Battle of Cape Spartivento on 27 November. In early January, she screened Force H during Operation Excess and rescued the crew of a shot-down Italian bomber on 9 January.