Shortly after returning to action from a repair in the USA, after an attack by an E-Boat in her Mediterranean deployment, she was attached to the Eastern Fleet at Ceylon, acting as the lead ship of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron.
She was attached to the Eastern Fleet at Ceylon. She was acting as the lead ship of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron. She was returning to action from a repair in the USA. This was after an attack by an E-Boat in her Mediterranean deployment.