<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: 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 e  <response>: Wathuthela eSouda Bay, wabelwa e-HMS Nile, i-Royal Navy esungulwe ogwini eGibhithe, futhi wakhonza 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. 