Task Force O was the naval component responsible for landing troops at Omaha Beach during the Normandy Landings, June 6, 1944. Bombarding Force C, also part of Task Force O was the group responsible for supporting gunfire to the landings. Unless otherwise noted, all ships belonged to the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard.
Assault Group O1
- APA/LSI(L) Unit
- LST Unit
- Landing Craft
- LCI(L) x5
- LCM x18
- LCT x53
- Others
Assault Group O2
- APA/LSI(L) Unit
- LST Unit
- Landing Craft
- LCI(L) x17
- LCM x18
- LCT x54
- Others
Assault Group O3
- AP Unit
- LST Unit
- Landing Craft
- Others
Assault Group O4
- LSI(S) Unit – Royal Navy
- SS Prince Baudoin LSI(S)
- LCA x8 (507th Assault Flotilla)
- SS Prince Charles LSI(S)
- SS Prince Leopold, a LSI(S)
- LSI(H) Unit – Royal Navy
Support Group
Patrol craft
Anti-submarine trawlers
- HMS Bressay – Royal Navy
- HMS Coll – Royal Navy
- HMS Sky – Royal Navy
Minesweeper Group
- Sweep Unit 1 (4th Minesweeper Flotilla) – Royal Navy
- Sweep Unit 2 (31st Minesweeper Flotilla) – Royal Canadian Navy
- HMCS Blairmore
- HMCS Caraquet
- HMCS Cowichan
- HMCS Fort William
- HMCS Malpeque
- HMCS Milltown
- HMCS Minas
- HMCS Mulgrave
- HMCS Wasaga
- Sweep Unit 3 (167th Minesweeper Flotilla) – Royal Navy (BYMS-class minesweepers)
- BYMS 2050
- BYMS 2061
- BYMS 2069
- BYMS 2154
- BYMS 2155
- BYMS 2156
- BYMS 2182
- BYMS 2210
- BYMS 2255
- BYMS 2256
- Sweep Unit 4 (104th Minesweeper Flotilla) – Royal Navy
- MMS 31
- MMS 37
- MMS 74
- MMS 75
- MMS 84
- MMS 86
- MMS 260
- MMS 279
- MMS 280
- MMS 305
- Attached Motor Launches and Harbour Defence Motor Launches– Royal Navy
- ML 118
- ML 153
- ML 163
- ML 187
- ML 189
- ML 194
- ML 214
- ML 230
- ML 448
- ML 907
- HDML 1383
- HDML 1387
Abbreviations
Notes
- ^ An LCT with added protection. These were British vessels on loan to US
References
- Badsey, Stephen; Bean, Tim (2004). Omaha Beach. Sutton Publishing. pp. 48–49 & 54. ISBN 0-7509-3017-9.
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