 "Hereward" reported that the Italian surface action threatened the landing of the main British force embarked on "Rosaura", which had already been compromised by the air attacks on the harbour.The landing was postponed and rearranged, to be carried out by the destroyers "Decoy" and , after embarking the Sherwood Foresters company from "Rosaura".The ships were ordered to Alexandria to reorganise; Admiral Renouf fell ill and was replaced by Captain Egerton, commander of "Bonaventure", which complicated matters.