The arrival of the submarine posed a significant threat to the British Task Force, and Young was ordered to disperse his ships, except "Endurance", outside the South Georgia total exclusion zone. The frigate , commanded by Captain John Coward, was diverted to South Georgia with her two Lynx helicopters to replace the aircraft lost on Fortuna Glacier, but she was not due to arrive until the morning of 25 April. "Conqueror" was assigned a new patrol area 70 miles to the west of South Georgia, however, a failure in her communications mast meant that she did not receive the order until 24 April, by which time "Santa Fe" was already approaching the island.