Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 11 Machị, "Quail" nọ na "Queenborough" na "Raider" iji kpuchie njem nke convoy WS27, na-aga Durban. Ha so ya gaa Durban, bịarutere na 24 Machị mgbe ha nọpụrụ. Ha laghachiri Freetown n'ọnwa Eprel, ebe a họpụtara "Quail" ịlaghachi UK. Ọ hapụrụ Freetown n'abalị iri abụọ na itoolu n' ọnwa Eprel ka ya na ndị agha na- aga agha. Ha rutere na UK, wee sonye na ụgbọ mmiri ahụ na Scapa Flow na Mee. N'ọnwa June, a họpụtara "Quail" ka ọ kwado ndị na-eme ihe nkiri.
ndị Allied landings na Sicily (Operation Husky). Ọ gara Gibraltar dị ka akụkụ nke escort maka isi ụgbọ mmiri nke Home Fleet nke e kenyere iji kpuchie ọdịda. O si na Malta pụta ma n'ụbọchị asatọ nke ọnwa Julaị, ọ gara dịka akụkụ nke ihe mkpuchi maka ndị agha agha, ndị ụgbọelu na ndị na-ebu ụgbọelu, na ndị na-agba ụgbọ mmiri, na ndị na-ebibi ihe, Queenborough, Raider, Greek na Polish na Western Mediterranean. Ha nyere mkpuchi megide Italian nnyonye anya na Allied ọdịda, na site 12 July ndị escorting destroyers e ekenyela na interception patrol. N'ụbọchị iri na anọ nke ọnwa Julaị, "Quail" na "Quilliam" tinyere ụgbọ mmiri "Cleopatra" na "Euryalus" n'ụsọ oké osimiri ọwụwa anyanwụ nke Sicily.