 Complete the following phrase:  Vampire operated in Australian waters until the start of World War II, and on 14 October 1939, joined her sister ships and Stuart a force nicknamed the Scrap Iron Flotilla as they were deployed to the Mediterranean Theatre. From her arrival until April 1940, Vampire was primarily assigned to convoy escort duties between Malta and Marseilles. The destroyer operated as an escort and anti-submarine patrol ship from the end of April, and escorted the British aircraft carrier during the 