The documentary collection lays out the planning behind the projected operation. Embarkation orders give ship dispositions, weapon summaries, and command appointments. The appendices identify the 4th and 6th Destroyer Flotillas, HMS Somalia, and the submarine command under Vice-Admiral Max Horton. Taken together, the records show a substantial Royal Navy force being organised and mobilised.
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Following British preparations through force records
Embarkation orders, ship dispositions, and command appointments show the deliberate work behind the Royal Navy's Norwegian force.