HMS Afridi and HMS Somali gave Carton de Wiart enough room to run his headquarters afloat. Using destroyers as an army command post was described as a first. The Tribal class had more working space than smaller destroyers, while remaining small enough to travel farther up the fjords than cruisers. That combination gave the land commander a mobile headquarters suited to the confined Norwegian waters.
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Afridi and Somali served as a mobile army headquarters
Carton de Wiart used HMS Afridi and HMS Somali as headquarters, exploiting the ships' working space and ability to operate farther up the fjords than cruisers.