The second troopship mission "Dronning Maud" carried out was the transport of one infantry company, the battalion's staff, the communications platoon and one heavy machine gun platoon of the Alta Battalion from Alta in Finnmark to areas closer to the front line in Troms. The rest of the battalion was transported on the "Kong Haakon" and the 858 ton cargo ship "Senja". The three troopships were originally meant to be escorted by the off-shore patrol vessel "Fridtjof Nansen" but this order was changed and the ships were instead to sail without escort. The three ships set off from Alta singly; "Kong Haakon" at 21:00 on 19 April, "Dronning Maud" at 22:00 the same day, and "Senja" at 04:00 on 20 April. Each of the three ships carried a heavy machine gun platoon for anti-aircraft defence, "Senja" had two platoons as she was transporting the battalion's horses. "Dronning Maud" and "Kong Haakon" arrived almost simultaneous at Tromsø at 09:00 on 20 April, then continuing southwards after a short conference with the naval authorities in Tromsø. "Dronning Maud" that time sailed at 10:00, while "Kong Haakon" followed at 11:00, both ships still without escort. As "Dronning Maud" reached the island of Dyrøy she was stopped by the patrol boat "Thorodd" and told to wait for "Kong Haakon". When "Kong Haakon" reached Dyrøy the two Hurtigruten ship continued to Sjøvegan under escort by "Thorodd", arriving at 17:30 on 20 April and disembarking the troops.