▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Camp aign ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁I cel and . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁allocated ▁to ▁Force ▁" H " ▁at ▁Gib ral tar ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November , ▁while ▁taking ▁part ▁of ▁Operation ▁Col lar , ▁Ber wick ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁ 2 0 3   mm ▁( 8   in ) ▁shell ▁from ▁an ▁Italian ▁heavy ▁cru iser , ▁either ▁ ▁or ▁, ▁which ▁knock ed ▁out ▁her ▁" Y " ▁tur ret ▁and ▁killed ▁seven ▁men . ▁A ▁second ▁round ▁that ▁struck ▁her ▁some ▁minutes ▁later ▁destroyed ▁the ▁after ▁electric ▁switch board , ▁leaving ▁the ▁cru iser ' s ▁a ft ▁section ▁without ▁power . ▁Some ▁sources ▁credit ▁the ▁second ▁hit ▁to ▁a ▁Tr ento - class ▁Italian ▁cru iser , ▁either ▁Tri este ▁or ▁Tr ento , ▁the ▁only ▁Italian ▁heavy ▁cru is ers ▁within ▁range ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁impact . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Ber wick ▁engaged ▁the ▁German ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁ ▁off ▁the ▁Can aries ▁when ▁she ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁to ▁con voy ▁W S - 5 A , ▁a ▁tro op ▁con voy ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁thoroughly ▁ready ▁for ▁combat ▁Ber wick ▁got