Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna May 1942 "Atherstone" yakachinjirwa ku 16th Destroyer Flotilla, ichiperekedza ngarava dzomumhenderekedzo yegungwa yokumabvazuva kweBritain. Muna March 1943 ngarava yacho yakaendeswa kuMediterranean, ichibatanidzwa ne18th Destroyer Flotilla. Muna July 1943, "Atherstone" yakabatanidzwa mukupinda kweAllied muSicily
, ichiumba chikamu cheuto rehondo rinotsigira kuburitsa kweBritish XXX Corps kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweSirakuse. MunaSeptember 1943, "Atherstone" akatora chikamu muOperation Avalanche, Anglo-American landings paSalerno muItaly, achiumba chikamu chekuperekedza kwekupa mhepo yekuvhara kwekumhara.