<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-29 September 1938, uThomas wabizelwa emsebenzini, futhi wajoyina iqembu lempi. Ngo-13 Agasti 1939, wajoyina i-cruiser, lapho ayekhonza khona lapho kugqashuka iMpi Yezwe Yesibili. Wakhushulwa waba ngukhomanda ngomhlaka 27 Juni 1940. Ngemva kokuba icwiliswe amaNtaliyane ngesikhathi kuhlasela iSouda Bay  <response>: , wabelwa i-HMS Nile, isisekelo sasogwini saseRoyal Navy eGibhithe, futhi wasebenza kubasebenzi be-Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. Washada okwesibili ngomhlaka-10 Septhemba 1941, noMary Fedora Douglas-Watson, owayengumdlali wepiyano nomqambi. Wayengumfelokazi wesikhulu sezempi esingumlingani wakhe, uCommander Francis Douglas-Watson, futhi eyindodakazi yowayengusenethi wase-Australia u-Anthony St Ledger. 