æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ʃiː wʌz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈænd ʌv kəmˈændɚ pˈiːɾɚ bˈɑːɹtlɪt ɔnðə tʃˈaɪnə stˈeɪʃən æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈoːɹθ sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn flətˈɪlə, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððɪ ˈʌðɚ mˈɛmbɚz ʌv hɜː klˈæs.
At the start of the war she was operating under the command of Commander Peter Bartlett on the China Station as part of the 4th Submarine Flotilla, together with the other members of her class.