▁attacked ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁dam aged ▁her ▁badly . ▁The ▁crew ▁then ▁sc utt led ▁Li uz zi . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁D ain ty ▁and ▁I lex ▁attacked ▁the ▁sub mar ines ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁s inking ▁U eb i ▁S ce b eli , ▁although ▁Sal pa ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁escape . ▁The ▁British ▁ships ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁salv age ▁important ▁encryption ▁material , ▁including ▁the ▁latest ▁code book . ▁They ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁as ▁she ▁returned ▁from ▁Tob ru k . ▁ ▁D ain ty ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cal ab ria ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁as ▁an ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁heavy ▁ships ▁of ▁Force ▁C ▁and ▁un success fully ▁engaged ▁Italian ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁suffered ▁no ▁damage . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁her ▁sister s ▁Def ender ▁and ▁, ▁the ▁Australian ▁destroy er ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁she ▁esc orted ▁Con voy ▁AN . 2 ▁from ▁Egypt ▁to ▁various ▁ports ▁in ▁the ▁A ege an ▁Sea ▁in ▁late ▁July . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁D ain ty , ▁Diam ond ▁and ▁the ▁destroy ers ▁, ▁ ▁esc orted ▁the ▁Royal ▁Fle et ▁A ux ili ary ▁tank er ▁Pl um leaf ▁and ▁two ▁merchant ▁ships , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁from ▁Egypt ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁with ▁relief ▁supplies . ▁D ain ty ▁and ▁I lex ▁esc orted ▁the ▁Australian ▁light ▁cru iser ▁ ▁as ▁she ▁bomb arded