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 '' .

Ostend was attacked Attack in conjunction with the neighbouring harbour of Zeebrugge on 23 April in order to block Hiding_objects the vital strategic port of Bruges , situated inland and ideally sited to conduct Action raiding Attack operations on the British coastline and shipping Self_motion lanes .

The plan Arranging of attack Attack was for the British raiding Attack force to sink two obsolete cruisers in the canal mouth at Ostend and three at Zeebrugge , thus preventing Preventing_or_letting raiding Attack ships leaving Departing Bruges .

The Ostend canal was the smaller and narrower Expansion of the two channels giving Giving access to Bruges and so was considered a secondary target Aiming behind the Zeebrugge Raid .

While the attack Attack at Zeebrugge garnered Getting some limited Limiting success , the assault Attack on Ostend was a complete failure .

In April 1918 , the Dover Patrol raided Attack Zeebrugge , to sink block ships in the canal entrance to trap U-Boats , which closed the canal for a short time .

From 6 to 7 October , the 7th Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division landed Arriving at Zeebrugge and naval forces Hostile_encounter collected Come_together at Dover were formed Creating into the Dover Patrol , to operate Being_in_operation in the Channel and off the French–Belgian coast .