 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Cleopatra akaenda kuGibraltar kutanga kwa1942, uye musi wa9 February akaenda kuMalta, kwaakakanganiswa pakarepo nebhomba. Pashure pokugadziriswa, akaendeswa kuAlexandria mukuvamba kwaMarch nokuda kwe15th Cruiser Squadron. Yakanga iri Admiral Philip Vians flagship panguva yechipiri Hondo yeSirte, apo boka rake rezvikepe zvina zvakareruka uye magwa 17 akadzivisa simba reItaly iro raisanganisira ngarava yehondo, magwa maviri anorema, ngarava yakareruka uye magwa gumi, ayo ose akanga atumwa kunopinda mumotokari yavo kuenda kuMalta. Mukati mokurwisana, radar yeCleopatra nenhepfenyuro dzisina waya dzakaparadzwa ne6 pfuti yakapfurwa nechiItaly light cruiser. Dzimwe nhau dzinotaura kuti Cleopatras pashure pokunge shongwe dzaparadzwawo. Muna June 1942, akafukidza Operation Harpoon naVigorous, uye muna August akarwisa Rhodes sechitsauko cheOperation Pedestal convoy. 