haʊˈɛvɚ, ʃiː wʌz ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd tə ðə fˈɜːst sˈʌðɚn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənˌɛɹi skwˈɑːdɹən bˈeɪst ɪn fˈiːdʒi fɹʌm dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn tə pɹətˈɛkt bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ʃˈɪpɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ænd nˈuː zˈiːlənd fɹʌm dʒˈɜːmən kˈɑːmɜːs ɹˈeɪdɚz ænd jˈuːbˈoʊts.
However, she was reassigned to the First Southern Expeditionary Squadron based in Fiji from December 1914 to protect British shipping around Australia and New Zealand from German commerce raiders and U-boats.