A small fleet was assembled Come_together for Operation Hurricane under the command of Rear Admiral A. D. Torlesse ; it included Cause_to_be_included the escort carrier , which served as the flagship , and the LSTs `` Narvik '' , `` Zeebrugge '' and `` Tracker '' .

They were a subsidiary part of the Allied attempt to recapture Conquering Narvik .

When the Germans achieved Achieve victory in the Campaigns Military_operation in Central Norway , they began Process_start advancing Cause_to_make_progress north through Nordland to relieve the German forces isolated in Narvik .

To prevent Preventing_or_letting the Germans either relieving Narvik or capturing Conquering airfields within easy range , some small British and French units were deployed Arranging to the southern part of Nordland county early in May .

A more powerful force ( mainly British , but with some local Norwegian units ) was detached Departing from the expeditionary force besieging Besieging Narvik to northern and central Nordland in the middle of May .