on 14 june, carrying only half of 816 squadron for her own protection, "furious" sailed unescorted for halifax carrying £18,000,000 in gold bullion. on 1 july she escorted a convoy of canadian troops bound for iceland from halifax and ferried over almost 50 aircraft with spare parts and munitions. on his own initiative, captain troubridge ordered all available space should be used to transport sugar to britain. upon her arrival, she embarked the rest of 816 squadron, as well as nine skuas of 801 squadron and nine swordfish of 825, and made a number of largely unsuccessful air strikes on shipping in norwegian waters and on the seaplane base at tromsø in september and october 1940, at a cost of several aircraft. both swordfish squadrons disembarked afterwards to make room as she prepared to resume her role as an aircraft transport.