In February 1941, the ship supported Commonwealth forces in Italian Somaliland during the East African Campaign and did much the same two months later in the Persian Gulf during the Anglo-Iraqi War.
Pada bulan februari 1941, kapal didukung pasukan Commonwealth di Somaliland italia selama Kampanye Afrika Timur dan melakukan banyak hal yang sama di dua bulan kemudian di Teluk persia selama Perang Inggris-Irak.