rol ▁vessel ▁Frid t j of ▁N ansen ▁but ▁this ▁order ▁was ▁changed ▁and ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁instead ▁to ▁sail ▁without ▁esc ort . ▁The ▁three ▁ships ▁set ▁off ▁from ▁Al ta ▁sing ly ; ▁Kong ▁Ha ak on ▁at ▁ 2 1 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April , ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁at ▁ 2 2 : 0 0 ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁and ▁Sen ja ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁ships ▁carried ▁a ▁heavy ▁machine ▁gun ▁pl ato on ▁for ▁anti - air craft ▁defence , ▁Sen ja ▁had ▁two ▁pl ato ons ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁transport ing ▁the ▁batt alion ' s ▁horses . ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁and ▁Kong ▁Ha ak on ▁arrived ▁almost ▁simultane ous ▁at ▁T rom s ø ▁at ▁ 0 9 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April , ▁then ▁continu ing ▁south wards ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁conference ▁with ▁the ▁naval ▁authorities ▁in ▁T rom s ø . ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁that ▁time ▁sa iled ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 , ▁while ▁Kong ▁Ha ak on ▁followed ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 , ▁both ▁ships ▁still ▁without ▁esc ort . ▁As ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁reached ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁D yr ø y ▁she ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁pat rol ▁boat ▁Thor odd ▁and ▁told ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁Kong ▁Ha ak on . ▁When ▁Kong ▁Ha ak on ▁reached ▁D