3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁D ain ty ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁cont rab and ▁being ▁sh ipped ▁across ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁throughout ▁October ▁and ▁November , ▁before ▁under going ▁a ▁ref it ▁at ▁Mal ta ▁from ▁ 8 – 3 0 ▁December . ▁On ▁its ▁completion ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Dest roy er ▁Division , ▁based ▁in ▁Fre et own , ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁German ▁commerce ▁ra iders ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁another ▁ref it ▁at ▁Mal ta ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁to ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁On ▁its ▁completion , ▁D ain ty ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁June , ▁she ▁res cu ed ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁, ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁s unk ▁off ▁Cre te . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁ship , ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁destroy ers , ▁esc orted ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁three ▁British ▁cru is ers ▁as ▁they ▁bomb arded ▁B ard ia ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 0 / 2 1 ▁June . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June , ▁D ain ty , ▁her ▁sister ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁destroy er ▁