Fiji commissioned in May 1940 and was lost a year later. Before Crete she patrolled the Denmark Strait for commerce raiders and joined Force H at Gibraltar. Operation Tiger then took her east with a heavily laden convoy bound for Egypt. She continued with the convoy instead of returning to Force H, adding a warship to a Mediterranean Fleet that needed reinforcements.
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Operation Tiger brought Fiji and supplies to the Mediterranean Fleet
Fiji's escort assignment reinforced the Mediterranean Fleet as well as protecting the convoy bound for Egypt.