After several other war-related voyages, in November 1941 "Zealandia" visited several Australian ports "en route" to Singapore. A labour dispute involving some crew members caused her and HMAS "Sydney" to be delayed in leaving Fremantle, whence "Sydney" escorted "Zealandia" to Sunda Strait. "Zealandia"s crew were the last Allied personnel known to have seen "Sydney", which was sunk by the and lost with all hands when she attempted to stop the "Kormoran".