HMAS PARRAMATTA arrived at Suez to reinforce the Mediterranean Fleet. However, she was ordered to remain there temporarily to provide anti-aircraft protection for liners QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH.
HMAS VOYAGER made the ‘Scrap Iron Flotilla’s’ first run into the besieged port of Tobruk. WATERHEN followed on 6 May, VENDETTA on 8 May, VAMPIRE on 15 May and STUART on 16 May. In all, RAN warships made a total of 139 re-supply runs into Tobruk during the siege.