While off Western Australia , the two carriers assisted in a search for survivors of a troopship sinking .
At Colombo , where they arrived on 4 February , Speaker and Slinger were ordered onward to join the British Pacific Fleet ( BPF ) at Sydney , Australia .
While off Australia   , the two carriers assisted in a search for survivors of a troopship sinking .
At Colombo , where they arrived on 4 February , Speaker and Slinger were ordered onward to join the British Pacific Fleet ( BPF ) at Sydney , Australia .