<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna August 1940 York yakapiwa kuMediterranean Fleet, ichibatanidzwa ne3rd Cruiser Squadron muAlexandria mukupera kwaSeptember, mushure mokunge vatungamira motokari dzakapoteredza Cape of Good Hope. Mazuva maviri gare gare akabatanidzwa muOperation MB.5, apo Mediterranean Fleet akaperekedza zvikepe zvakareruka uye sezvo vakafambisa mauto kuMalta. Mukati  <response>: Hondo yeCape Passero, York yakanyudza muparadzi akaremara uye akasiyiwa musi wa13 Gumiguru mushure mekunge muparadzi arwa nechiedza chechiedza manheru apfuura. Mwedzi mumwe gare gare York neMediterranean Fleet vakaita Operation MB8, nhevedzano yakaoma yemitambo, kusanganisira Operation Judgment, apo ngarava yakasunga ndege inotakura ndege sezvo ndege dzayo dzakarwisa Italian Fleet paTaranto manheru e1112 November. Mazuva mashomanana gare gare York yakatakura mauto eBritain kubva kuAlexandria, Egypt, kuenda kuPiraeus, Greece. Musi waNovember 26, York, nedzimwe nhengo dze3rd Cruiser Squadron, dzakafukidza ngoro duku kuenda kuMalta. 