<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Hereward wadluliselwa eFreetown ukuze ayozingela abahlaseli bezentengiselwano baseJalimane eNingizimu ye-Atlantic neButho K ngo-October. Lo mkhumbi kanye nodadewabo, i-,, kanye ne-, bahlangana ne-battlecruiser, i-aircraft carrier, kanye ne-cruiser elula ngo-17 Disemba. Zafaka uphethiloli eRio de Janeiro, eBrazil, ngaphambi kokuqhubekela emfuleni i-River Plate uma kwenzeka umkhumbi wezempi waseJalimane owonakele uzama ukubaleka eMontevideo, e-Uruguay, lapho ayecashe khona ngemuva kokulahlekelwa yi-Battle of the River Plate. I-Hereward yathumba umkhumbi waseJalimane i-blockade runner u-Uhenfels ngoNovemba 5. Umkhumbi wawusekelwe eTrinidad kusukela ngoNovemba 20 kuya kuJanuwari 23, 1940 futhi wavimbela umkhumbi wezohwebo waseJalimane Arauca ePort Everglades, eFlorida, ngenkathi usekelwe lapho. Wahamba nomkhumbi wezempi waya eHalifax, kodwa walimala ngenxa yesimo sezulu endleleni okwadinga amasonto amathathu ukuze alungiswe. I-Hereward yabe isiyisa umkhumbi-mkhathi omncane e-UK njengoba owokugcina ethwele umlotha kaJohn Buchan, uMbusi-Jikelele waseCanada, ekhaya. Kwadingeka ukuba alungiswe ePortsmouth lapho efika futhi waphuthelwa iMpi yaseNarvik  <response>: ngo-April. 