<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Euryalus wajoyina 15th Cruiser Squadron e Alexandria ngoNovemba 11, 1941 ngenhloso yokusebenza noMkhumbi WaseMedithera. Ngomhlaka 24 Novemba wasebenza neForce B, kufaka phakathi ama-cruisers,, futhi, ukufuna ama-convoys endleleni eya eBenghazi. Ngo-15 Disemba 1941 i- Euryalus, i- Naiad kanye nabacuphi abayisishiyagalombili basuka e-Alexandria ngaphansi kuka-Rear-Admiral Philip Vian njengesihambeli somkhumbi wezimpahla, belibangise eMalta. Ngomhlaka 17 kuDisemba ibutho likaVian lahlangana neQembu K laseMalta, futhi kwaba nokuhlangana okufushane  <response>: namabutho asolwandle ase-Italy. I-Euryalus kanye nalo lonke iqembu lomkhumbi baya e - Alexandria ngosuku olulandelayo. 