 On 9 July Hostile participated in the Battle of Calabria as an escort for the heavy ships of Force C and unsuccessfully engaged Italian destroyers , suffering no damage . The ship , together with her sister , Hero , and the destroyers Nubian and Mohawk , were ordered to Gibraltar on 22 August where they were to join Force H. Hostile struck a mine en route on the early morning of 23 August off Cap Bon that broke her back . The explosion killed five men and wounded three others . Mohawk took off the survivors while Hero fired two torpedoes to scuttle her . 
 On 9 July Hostile participated in the Battle of Calabria as an escort for the heavy ships of Force C and unsuccessfully engaged Italian destroyers , suffering no damage . The ship , together with her sister , Hero , and the destroyers Nubian and Mohawk , <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> ordered to Gibraltar on 22 August where they <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> to join Force H. Hostile struck a mine en route on the early morning of 23 August off Cap Bon <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>broke her back . The explosion killed five men and wounded three others . Mohawk took off the survivors while Hero fired two torpedoes to scuttle her . 
On 9 July Hostile participated in da Battle of Calabria as an escort fa tdaheavy ships of Force C and unsuccessfully engaged Italian destroyers , suffering no damage . The ship , together with her sista , Hero , and the destroyers Nubian and Mohawk , was ordered to Gibraltar on 22 August where they was to join Force H. Hostile struck a mine en route on the early morning of 23 August offf Cap Bon broke her back . Thdaxplosion killed five men and wounded three others . Mohawk took off the survivors while Hero fired 2 torpedoes to scuttle her .