List of ships in Omaha Bombardment Group

Summary

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.

Omaha Bombardment Group
Name Type National service
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

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Badsey & Bean includes HMS Bellona as part of Task Force O, but does include it in the list of ships in the bombardment group.
  2. ^ Tillman does not list USS Barton as part of the bombardment group.

References edit

  • 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.