 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Basa rokutanga rechikamu pakugadzirwa kwaro raiva rokuita mabasa ekucherechedza-kuongorora nokuda kwevatakuri vendege. Gare gare vakashongedzerwazve neFairey Seals neBlackburn Sharks, pakupedzisira vachigamuchira Fairey Swordfish mumatsutso a1937. Chikamu chacho chakatumirwazve muna November wegore rakatevera kuchikepe chitsva chinotakura ndege. The squadron akavhiyiwa kubva Ark Royal kwemakore matatu akatevera, pakutanga pamusoro Anti-ngarava dzepasi pemvura mabasa, asi gare gare sezvo pamusoro kutsvaka uye torpedo-kurwisa ndege. Chikwata ichi chakaenda ne Ark Royal kuAtlantic, uye muna April 1940 vakanga vachitsigira mashandiro eAllied munguva yeNorway campaign, uko vakabhomba nhandare yendege yeVaernes. Pashure pokubva muNorway, Ark Royal nechikwata chacho vakaenda kuMediterranean muna June. Ndege dzechikwata 820 dzakabatanidzwa mukurwisa ngarava dzeFrance paMers-el-Kébir, uye gare gare Hondo yeDakar, pamwe nekurwiswa paCagliari. Vakanga variwo vanoshingaira panguva yeHondo yeCape Spartivento, pamwe nekuvhara makondirakiti kuMalta. 