ɔnðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ, ʃiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈiːtʃhɛd skɹˈiːn ænd, ɐlˈɔŋ ðɪ ɪtˈæliən ænd sɪsˈɪliən kˈoʊsts, pɹətˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən fˈoːɹsᵻz ænd ðɛɹ səplˈaɪ lˈaɪnz fɹʌm ˈɛnəmi ˈɛɹkɹæft ænd sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːnz.
On the 18th, she joined the beachhead screen and, along the Italian and Sicilian coasts, protected the invasion forces and their supply lines from enemy aircraft and submarines.