Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ƙarshen 1941, Ma'aikatar Yakin Amurka ta yi hayar "Portmar" don ɗaukar kayayyaki zuwa Philippines amma saboda mamayewar Jafananci na Philippines an riƙe shi a Ostiraliya. An yi amfani da shi a watan Fabrairun 1942 don ɗaukar ƙarfafawa daga Darwin don masu kare Timor kafin mamayewar Japan
Ka yi haƙuri. Jirgin sama na Japan ya yi wa jirgin saman ƙarfafawa kuma ya kai hari, ya tilasta soke shi. "Portmar" ya koma Darwin a ranar 18 ga Fabrairu, kuma har yanzu yana cikin tashar jiragen ruwa a rana mai zuwa lokacin da jirgin saman Japan ya kai hari a birnin a farkon harin da aka kai a Australia. Jirgin ya lalace sosai, kuma ya gudu don hana nutsewa.