 After a succession of depth charge and Hedgehog attacks, she was rewarded with the sound of several loud explosions and the appearance of burning oil on the surface.The convoy continued to Canada without further loss.On 10 July 1943 "Swale" sailed Gibraltar to rendezvous with the small, fast Convoy Faith (one of the 'Winston Specials')  en route from Greenock in Scotland to Freetown, Sierra Leone.