List of ships in Sword Bombardment Group
Below is a list of ships responsible for bombarding targets at Sword as part of the Normandy landings on 6 June 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 |
---|---|---|
Ramillies | Battleship | Royal Navy |
Warspite | Battleship | Royal Navy |
Frobisher | Heavy cruiser | Royal Navy |
Arethusa | Light cruiser | Royal Navy |
Danae | Light cruiser | Royal Navy |
Dragon | Light cruiser | Polish Navy |
Mauritius | Light cruiser | Royal Navy |
Eglinton | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Kelvin | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Middleton | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Saumarez | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Scorpion | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Scourge | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Serapis | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Ślązak | Destroyer | Polish Navy |
Stord | Destroyer | Royal Norwegian Navy |
Svenner | Destroyer | Royal Norwegian Navy |
Swift | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Verulam | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Virago | Destroyer | Royal Navy |
Roberts | Monitor | Royal Navy |
References
- Tillman, Barrett (2004). Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z. Washington, DC: Brassey's. pp. 173–174. ISBN 1-57488-760-2.
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