She was caught by the German battle-cruisers the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau while returning home from evacuation of Norway in June 1940.
Waye wabanjwa zizikhitshane ezijikelezayo zedabi zeJamani iScharnhost kunye neGneisenen xa wayebuyela ekhaya ekukhupheni iNorway kweyeSilimela ngowe1940.