 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika II, Canberra yakatanga kushandiswa pakufamba-famba uye kutungamira makombi akapoteredza Australia. Muna July 1940, yakapiwa rimwe basa rokufambisa ngarava pakati peWestern Australia, Sri Lanka, neSouth Africa. Mukati mekuparadzirwa uku, uko kwakaguma pakati pa1941, Canberra yakabatanidzwa mukuvhima kwevazhinji veGermany vanobatsira cruisers. Ngarava yacho yakatangazve kushanda mumvura dzeAustralia, asi Japan payakapinda muhondo, yakakurumidza kupiwa basa rokutakura zvikepe zvakapoteredza New Guinea, ichiperekedzwa nemabasa mumvura dzeMalaysia neJava. Canberra gare gare akabatana neTask Force 44, uye akabatanidzwa muGuadalcanal Campaign uye Tulagi landings. 