Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna August 1940 "York" yakapiwa kuMediterranean Fleet, ichibatanidza 3rd Cruiser Squadron muAlexandria mukupera kwaSeptember, mushure mekuperekedza mutyairi akapoteredza Cape of Good Hope. Mazuva maviri gare gare akabatanidzwa muOperation MB.5, apo Mediterranean Fleet akaperekedza zvikepe zvakareruka uye sezvo vakafambisa mauto kuMalta. Mukati meHondo yeCape Passero
, "York" yakanyudza muparadzi akaremara uye akasiyiwa musi wa13 Gumiguru mushure mekurwisana kwemuparadzi nechiedza chechiedza manheru apfuura. Mwedzi mumwe gare gare "York" neMediterranean Fleet vakaita Operation MB8, nhevedzano yakaoma yemitambo, kusanganisira Operation Judgment, apo ngarava yakasunga ndege inotakura ndege sezvo ndege dzayo dzakarwisa Italian Fleet paTaranto manheru e11/12 November. Mazuva mashomanana gare gare "York" yakatakura mauto eBritain kubva kuAlexandria, Egypt, kuenda kuPiraeus, Greece. Musi waNovember 26, "York", nedzimwe nhengo dze3rd Cruiser Squadron, dzakafukidza ngoro duku kuenda kuMalta.