After her refit "Gallant" was transferred to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the North Atlantic Command, arriving at Gibraltar on 30 July. On her voyage south the ship escorted the aircraft carrier which was loaded with a dozen Hawker Hurricane fighters. During Operation Hurry, "Gallant", and three other destroyers, escorted "Argus" to a position south-west of Sardinia so the carrier could fly off her Hurricanes to Malta on 2 August. After her return to Gibraltar the ship was transferred to Force H. On 20 October, "Gallant", her sister "Griffin" and the destroyer sank the east of Gibraltar. The ship escorted the battleship and the cruisers and during Operation Coat in early November as they joined the Mediterranean Fleet. "Gallant" herself was transferred to the 14th Destroyer Flotilla at Malta on 10 November. She participated in the inconclusive Battle of Cape Spartivento on 27 November during Operation Collar.