Below is a list of ships responsible for bombarding targets at Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.
Name | Type | National service |
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Arkansas | Battleship | US Navy |
Texas | Battleship | US Navy |
Bellona[a] | Light cruiser | Royal Navy |
Glasgow | Light cruiser | Royal Navy |
Georges Leygues | Light cruiser | Free French Navy |
Montcalm | Light cruiser | Free French Navy |
Baldwin | Destroyer | US Navy |
Barton[b] | Destroyer | US Navy |
Carmick | Destroyer | US Navy |
Doyle | Destroyer | US Navy |
Emmons | Destroyer | US Navy |
Frankford | Destroyer | US Navy |
Harding | Destroyer | US Navy |
McCook | Destroyer | US Navy |
Satterlee | Destroyer | US Navy |
Thompson | Destroyer | US Navy |
Melbreak | Escort destroyer | Royal Navy |
Talybont | Escort destroyer | Royal Navy |
Tanatside | Escort destroyer | Royal Navy |
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References
- Badsey, Stephen; Bean, Tim (2004). Omaha Beach. Sutton Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 0-7509-3017-9.
- Tillman, Barrett (2004). Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z. Washington, DC: Brassey's. pp. 170–171. ISBN 1-57488-760-2.
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