The fleet, based on Malta, served in the Mediterranean as escorts for navy ships of the Allies until the end of the world war, escorting a total of 788 vessels including 21 British warships, and about 700 thousand navy personnel.
大戦終結までの間、マルタ島を基地に地中海での連合国側艦船の護衛に当たり、イギリス軍艦21隻を含む延べ船舶数計788隻、兵員約70万人の護衛に当たった。