Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 24 ga watan Agustan 1939, an dauki shi a cikin sabis na jirgin ruwa kuma ya canza shi zuwa Armed Merchant Cruiser. An yi amfani da makamai masu linzami 8 x 6-inch (152mm) da 2 x 3-inch (76mm), ya zama HMS "Ascania" tare da lambar lamba F68. Ta yi tafiya tare da Halifax Escort Force kuma daga baya tare da Arewacin Atlantic Escort Force a kan aikin kare kariya. Daga Nuwamba 1941 zuwa Satumba 1942 an tura shi zuwa tashar New Zealand. A watan Oktoba 1942, an mayar da ita zuwa Birtaniya kuma an yi amfani da ita a matsayin Ma'aikatar Harkokin Harkokin War. A shekara mai zuwa, "Ascania" an canza shi zuwa Jirgin Ruwa na Jirgin Ruwa kuma ya shiga cikin mamayewar Sicily a 1943, da kuma Anzio Landings da
saukar jiragen ruwa a kudancin Faransa a 1944.