Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Akava ngarava yevarwi musi wa 1 Mbudzi 1940, uye akafamba kubva kuLiverpool kuenda kuMiddle East akatakura 1st King's Dragoon Guards. Ipapo akaona basa rokutakura vanhu vakanga vabviswa muLiverpool vachiendeswa kuNew York. Muna 1942, "Scythia" yakabatanidzwa mukupinda kweAllied muFrench North Africa
. Musi wa 23 November yakarohwa ne torpedo yakabva mudenga. Vashandi vayo vakakwanisa kuiendesa kuchiteshi chengarava paAlgiers, uye yakatambura kurasikirwa vashanu chete pavanhu 4.300 vaifamba nayo.