The two had been transported to Masfjorden from the UK on the Royal Norwegian Navy submarine chaser HNoMS Vigra with orders to establish Bjørn West.
The commanders of these three vessels were required to be commissioned officers and Larsen became the captain of the HNoMS Vigra.
HNoMS Norge | HNoMS ''Vigra'' | HNoMS Vigra | HNoMS Start | HNoMS Olav Tryggvason | HNoMS Eidsvold | Vigra | HNoMS Valkyrjen | HNoMS ''Olav Tryggvason'' | HNoMS ''Norge'' | Bjørnson's coffin during transfer to Norway on the ''HNoMS Norge |