Other Warships
508 ships (352 British, 154 US and 2 other Allied):
- USS Bayfield, attack transport
- HMS Bulolo, H.Q. ship for Gold Beach carrying tri-service commanders and staff
- HMS Centurion, old battleship sunk as a blockship in "Gooseberry" breakwater
- Courbet, Free Naval French Forces, old battleship sunk as a blockship in "Gooseberry" breakwater
- USS Charles Carroll attack transport
- HMCS Cowichan, Canadian minesweeper
- HMS Dacres, Captain class frigate converted to act as a headquarters ship
- HMS Durban (light cruiser used as a blockship in "Gooseberry" breakwater)
- HMS Erebus, monitor 2 - 15 inch guns
- HNLMS Flores, Dutch gunboat
- HMS Hilary, H.Q. ship for Juno Beach carrying tri-service commanders and staff
- HMS Kingsmill, Captain class frigate converted to act as a headquarters ship
- HMS Largs, H.Q. ship for Sword Beach carrying tri-service commanders and staff
- HNLMS Soemba, Dutch gunboat
- HMS Lawford, Captain class frigate converted to act as a headquarters ship (bombed and sunk)
- HNoMS Nordkapp, Norwegian patrol boat
- HMS Roberts, monitor 2 - 15 inch guns
- HNMLS Sumatra (Dutch, decommissioned due to crew shortages and losing her guns to HNMLS Flores and Soemba, used as blockship in "Gooseberry" breakwater)
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.
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