1939-1941 Trooped to Middle East, South Africa, Singapore and Australia
1942 Converted to a L.S.I. and took part in Majunga landings
1943 At Scicily landings
1944 Headquarters ship of the 7th U.S. Army for the invasion of Southern France
1945 Took part in the re-occupation of Rangoon, and was lead ship at the Malaysian landings
1946 Trooped Bombay to Japan
1950-1951 Rebuilt by Barclay Curle to carry 830 troops, then employed as troop ship to Cyprus, Celon and Malaya
Troop ships were employed during the Suez Campaign but with the cessation of National Service in Britain troop carriers were no longer needed for government contracts.
In 1961,using their surplus ships, B & I initiated a series of educational cruises for school children which proved an immediate success, and consistently popular, attracting about 37,000 children and 10,000 teachers annually.
With a gathering of young passengers on deck, and well-wishers on Tynemouth pier to see them off, Dunera is here departing the river on 13th May, 1961