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This is a list of warships which took part in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944.

Battleships[]

Seven battleships took part: four British and three US:

Heavy cruisers[]

Five heavy cruisers (main guns of 8 inches) took part, three from the United States and two from Britain, HMS Hawkins had been re-armed with 6 inch guns and HMS Frobisher's main gun armament had been reduced from seven to four single mounted 7.5 inch guns.

Light cruisers[]

17 British light cruisers took part along with two of the Free French navy, and one of the Polish navy. All carried either 6 or 5.25 inch guns of varying numbers.

Destroyers and escorts[]

135 ships (eighty-five British and Dominion, 39 US, 7 Free French and 7 other Allied):

Other warships[]

508 ships (352 British, 154 US and 2 other Allied):

The British 9th and 159th minesweeping flotillas and U.S. 7th Minesweeping Squadron provided minesweeping protection. A distant anti-submarine screen to the operation was provided by HMS Onslow, Offa, Onslaught, Oribi, Melbreak and Brissenden. Additional protection from E-boats was provided by various Motor Gun Boat flotillas.

Notes and references[]

  1. Investigations indicate that the Svenner may have been hit by an early version of a German anti-shipping missile (possibly a Fritz X), since there is little indication that German MTBs came at firing range and no accounts of German naval activity in the invasion area itself have been recorded. There have also been reports of German bombers releasing long, torpedo-like bombs, but from a very long distance, no way near firing-range. The most likely, though, is that it was hit by a torpedo, but accounts point in either direction.
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