ðɪs kəntˈɪnjuːd ʌntˈɪl ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wɛn ðeɪ wɜː ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd tə ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən, wˌɛɹ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɛɹ dˈuːɾiz wɜː ðə fˈɛɹiɪŋ ʌv səplˈaɪz bᵻtwˌiːn ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə ænd ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒd ˈaɪlənd ʌv mˈɔltə.
This continued until August 1940 when they were reassigned to the Mediterranean, where part of their duties were the ferrying of supplies between Alexandria and the besieged island of Malta.