 Pari gbolohun yii: Ni January 1942, Canberra ati escorted troopship Aquitania, leaving Sydney 10 January, carrying reinforcements to Singapore as far as Ratai Bay, Sunda Strait where the reinforcements were transshipped into seven smaller vessels for the final run to Singapore. Ni January 1942, Canberra ati escorted the troopship Aquitania, leaving Sydney 10 January, carrying reinforcements to Singapore as far as Ratai Bay, Sunda Strait where the reinforcements were transshipped into seven smaller vessels for the final run to Singapore. Ni January 1942, Canberra ati escorted the troopship Aquitania, leaving Sydney 10 January, carrying reinforcements to Singapore as far as Ratai Bay, Sunda Strait where the reinforcements were transshipped into seven smaller vessels for the final run to Singapore. O si jẹ apakan ti awọn escort fun ti ikọkọ, MS.2A ti mẹfa Dutch KPM oko oju omi ati ọkan British oko oju omi, to Singapore de 24 January. Ní ìgbà ìrìn àjò rẹ padà sí Netherland East Indies, ọkọ òkun náà wà nínú ẹka ọkọ òkun ANZAC. A tun ṣe atunṣe ni Sydney lati Kínní si May 1942, lakoko eyiti Canberra di ọkọ oju-omi ogun akọkọ ti Australia lati ni ipese pẹlu radar apapọ wiwa oju-ilẹ Iru 241, ati A290 eto ikilọ afẹfẹ. Ọkọ òkun náà wà ní Sydney Harbour lásìkò ìkọlù náà. : Ìkọlù ọkọ òkun abẹ òkun kékeré ti Japan ní ọjọ 31 oṣù karùn-ún sí 1 oṣù kẹfà. Bó tilẹ jẹ pé kò bà jẹ, ní 04:40, Canberra ṣàkọsílẹ pé àwọn ará Japan lè ti yìnbọn torpedo sí i. Èyí lè jẹ ọkan nínú ọpọlọpọ ìkìlọ èké ní gbogbo òru náà; ṣùgbọn, ọkan nínú àwọn ọkọ abẹ omi kéékèèké náà ti gbìyànjú láti yìnbọn sí ibi tí wọn fẹ, ṣùgbọn wọn kò tú wọn sílẹ nítorí ìpalára tí wọn ṣe nígbà tí wọn wọ inú ọkọ náà. Ó ṣeé ṣe kí ẹni tó wà nínú ọkọ òkun Canberra rí àwọn nǹkan tó dà bí afẹfẹ tí wọn tú jáde láti fi ju àwọn ọkọ òkun náà. 