List of ships in Bombarding Force K
Bombarding Force K, commanded by Rear Admiral Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton of the Royal Navy, was a group of eighteen ships responsible for bombarding targets at Gold 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.
It was part of Royal Navy Force G, commanded by Commodore Cyril Douglas-Pennant.[1] This was in turn part of the Eastern Naval Task Force, under Admiral Philip Vian.[2]
| Name | Type | National service | Primary target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Cruiser | Royal Navy | Longues-sur-Mer battery[3] |
| Argonaut | Cruiser | Royal Navy | 105mm battery at Vaux (WN-50)[3] |
| Emerald | Cruiser | Royal Navy | 105mm battery (WN-41)[3] |
| Orion | Cruiser | Royal Navy | 122mm battery, Mont Fleury[3] |
| Flores | Gunboat | Royal Netherlands Navy | Gun position WN-39[3] |
| Cattistock | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Cottesmore | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Grenville | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector[3] |
| Jervis | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector[3] |
| Krakowiak | Destroyer | Polish Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Pytchley | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Ulster | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Ulysses | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector[3] |
| Undaunted | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Undine | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector[3] |
| Urania | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector[3] |
| Urchin | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
| Ursa | Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector[3] |
Citations
Sources
- Churchill, Winston (1951) [1948]. Closing the Ring. The Second World War. V. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 396150.
- Trew, Simon (2004). Gold Beach. Battle Zone Normandy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton. ISBN 0-7509-3011-X.
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