Battleships
Seven battleships took part: four British and three US:
- USS Arkansas, eastern Omaha Beach (Wyoming class, 26,100 tons, main armament: 12 - 12"/50 cal. guns) primarily in support of the US 29th Infantry Division.
- USS Nevada, Utah Beach (damaged and beached to avoid sinking at Pearl Harbor, Nevada class, 29,000 tons, main armament: 10 - 14"/45 cal. guns).
- HMS Nelson (1925, Nelson class, 38,000 tons, main armament: 9 - 16 inch guns). Held in reserve until June 10.
- HMS Ramillies (1915, Revenge class, 33,500 tons, main armament: 8 - 15"/42 cal. guns).
- HMS Rodney (1925, Nelson class, 38,000 tons, main armament: 9 - 16 inch guns).
- USS Texas, western Omaha Beach (New York class, 27,000 tons, main armament: 10 - 14"/45 cal. guns, Flagship of Rear Admiral C.F. Bryant) primarily in support of the US 1st Infantry Division.
- HMS Warspite (1913, Queen Elizabeth class, 35,000 tons, main armament 8 - 15"/42 cal. guns).
Read more about this topic: List Of Allied Warships In The Normandy Landings
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“By and by when each nation has 20,000 battleships and 5,000,000 soldiers we shall all be safe and the wisdom of statesmanship will stand confirmed.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)