Qor sii wadida faqradan - 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. Dagaalkii Cape Passero
, "York" waxay quustay burburiyaha naafo ah oo la dayacay 13kii Oktoobar ka dib markii burburiyaha uu la kulmay maraakiibta fudud fiidkii ka hor. Bil ka dib "York" iyo Mediterranean Fleet waxay fuliyeen Howlgalka MB8, oo ah taxane taxane ah, oo ay ku jiraan Howlgalka Judgment, halkaas oo markabku uu raacay diyaaradaha xambaara diyaaradaha markii diyaaradihii ay weerareen 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.