Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Bishii Agoosto 1940 "York" waxaa loo qoondeeyay Ciidanka Badda Mediterranean-ka, isagoo ku biiray Ciidanka 3aad ee Ciidanka Badda ee Alexandria dabayaaqadii Sebtember, ka dib markii uu raacay kolonyo hareeraha Cape of Good Hope. Laba maalmood ka dib waxay ka qeyb qaadatay Howlgalka MB.5, halkaas oo Ciidanka Badda Mediterranean-ka ay ku raaceen maraakiibta fudud iyo sidii ay ciidamada ugu sii gudbin lahaayeen Malta. Intii lagu guda jiray Dagaalkii Cape Passero, "York" waxay hoos u dhigtay burburiyaha naafo ah oo laga tagay 13kii Oktoobar ka dib markii burburiyaha uu la kulmay maraakiibta fudud fiidkii ka hor. Bil ka dib York iyo Mediterranean Fleet waxay fuliyeen howlgal MB8, howlgallo taxane ah oo ay ka mid ahaayeen
Howlgalka Judgement, halkaas oo markabku uu raacay diyaaradda xambaara diyaaradaha markii diyaaraddeeda ay weerartay Ciidamada Talyaaniga ee Taranto fiidkii 11/12 Nofeembar. Maalmo yar ka dib, markabka York wuxuu ciidamada Ingiriiska ka soo qaaday magaalada Alexandria ee dalka Masar, wuxuuna u kaxeeyay magaalada Piraeus ee dalka Giriigga. 26kii Nofeembar, York, iyo inta kale ee 3aad ee Ciidanka Maraakiibta, waxay dabooleen kolonyo yar oo u socota Malta.