Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ngarava yacho yakaramba iri pedyo neAustralia kusvikira pakati pa1940, apo yakaendeswa kunoshanda kumabvazuva kweAtlantic, kusanganisira kuvhima ngarava dzeGermany uye kutora rutivi muOperation Menace. Mukati ma 1941, "Australia" yakashanda mudzimba uye mvura yeIndian Ocean, asi yakapiwazve sechikepe chikuru cheAnzac Squadron mukutanga kwa1942. Sechikamu chesimba iri (iro rakazotumidzwazve zita reTask Force 44, ipapo Task Force 74), "Australia" yakashanda mukutsigira mauto eUnited States nemauto emvura muSouth-East Asia kusvika kutanga kwa1945, kusanganisira kubatanidzwa muhondo dzeCoral Sea neSavo Island, kumhara kwema amphibious kuGuadalcanal uye
Leyte Gulf, uye zviito zvakawanda munguva yeNew Guinea mushandirapamwe. Akamanikidzwa kudzokera shure kwenyaya yezvikwata zveKamikaze panguva yekupinda kweLingayen Gulf. Kukoshesa basa rekuvaka ngarava muAustralia kune ngarava dzeBritish Pacific Fleet kwakaita kuti cruiser yeAustralia iende kuEngland kunogadziriswa, kwaaive pakupera kwehondo.