 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Zviitiko zvakapfuuridzirwa nekurwiswa kweJapan paPearl Harbor zuva rakatevera, uye kurwiswa kweJapan paHong Kongrakatanga musi wa8 December. Thanet uye Scout vakakurumidza kubvisa chiteshi chengarava musi wa 8 Zvita, maawa mashoma mushure mekurwiswa kwakatanga, uye vakaenda kuSingapore kunobatana neEastern Fleet. Simba duku raiumbwa nomuparadzi, chikepe chine pfuti uye zvikepe zvisere zvinokanda zvombo zvinokanda zvombo zvakasara shure kuzorwisa vaJapan. Pakusvika kwavo kuSingapore musi wa13 December, Thanet uye Scout vakaita mabasa akasiyana-siyana okuperekedza. 