List of ships and craft of Task Force O Contents Assault Group O1 Assault Group O2 Assault Group O3 Assault Group O4 Support Group Patrol Craft Anti-Submarine Trawlers Minesweeper Group Abbreviations References Navigation menu

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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.




Contents





  • 1 Assault Group O1


  • 2 Assault Group O2


  • 3 Assault Group O3


  • 4 Assault Group O4


  • 5 Support Group


  • 6 Patrol Craft


  • 7 Anti-Submarine Trawlers


  • 8 Minesweeper Group


  • 9 Abbreviations


  • 10 References




Assault Group O1


  • APA/LSI(L) Unit

    • APA 26 USS Samuel Chase
      • LCVP x26


    • APA 45 USS Henrico
      • LCVP x26


    • SS Empire Anvil – British LSI(L)
      • LCA x18


  • LST Unit
    • LST 309

    • LST 314

    • LST 357

    • LST 373

    • LST 374

    • LST 376


  • Landing Craft
    • LCI(L) x5

    • LCM x18

    • LCT x53


  • Others
    • LCC 10

    • LCC 20



Assault Group O2


  • APA/LSI(L) Unit

    • APA 28 USS Charles Carroll
      • LCVP x26


    • APA 30 USS Thomas Jefferson
      • LCVP x26


    • LSI(L) SS Empire Javelin – Royal Navy
      • LCA x18


  • LST Unit
    • LST 310

    • LST 315

    • LST 316

    • LST 317

    • LST 332

    • LST 372


  • Landing Craft
    • LCI(L) x17

    • LCM x18

    • LCT x54


  • Others
    • LCC 30

    • LCC 40

    • LCC 50



Assault Group O3


  • AP Unit

    • AP 67 USS Dorothea L. Dix
      • LCVP x26


    • AP 76 USS Anne Arundel
      • LCVP x26


    • AP 77 USS Thurston
      • LCVP x26


  • LST Unit
    • LST 6

    • LST 51

    • LST 75

    • LST 133

    • LST 134

    • LST 157

    • LST 285

    • LST 286

    • LST 347

    • LST 350

    • LST 375

    • LST 502


  • Landing Craft
    • LCI(L) x11

    • LCT x39


  • Others

    • HMS Oceanway – Royal Navy dock landing ship


Assault Group O4


  • LSI(S) Unit – Royal Navy
    • SS Prince Baudoin LSI(S)
      • LCA x8


    • SS Prince Charles LSI(S)
      • LCA x8

    • LSI(S) SS Prince Leopold
      • LCA x8


  • LSI(H) Unit – Royal Navy

    • SS Amsterdam
      • LCA x8


    • LSI(H) SS Ben My Cree
      • LCA x8

    • LSI(H) SS Princess Maud
      • LCA x8



Support Group


  • LCF x7

  • LCG (Large) x5

  • LCP(L) Smoke x28

  • LCT (Armored) x8

  • LCT (High Explosive) x10

  • LCT (Rocket) x9


Patrol Craft


  • PC 552

  • PC 553

  • PC 564

  • PC 565

  • PC 568

  • PC 576

  • PC 617

  • PC 618


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
    • HMS Albury

    • HMS Elgin

    • HMS Kellett

    • HMS Lydd

    • HMS Pangbourne

    • HMS Ross

    • HMS Saltash

    • HMS Selkirk

    • HMS Sutton


  • 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 – 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


  • AP/APA – Attack Transport

  • BYMS – British Yard Mine Sweeper

  • HDML – Harbour Defence Motor Launch

  • LCA – Landing Craft Assault

  • LCC – Landing Craft Control

  • LCI(L) – Landing Craft Infantry (Large)

  • LCG – Landing Craft Gun (see Landing_craft#Special_craft)

  • LCF – Landing Craft Flak, a landing craft fitted with anti-aircraft guns

  • LCM – Landing Craft Mechanized

  • LCT – Landing Craft Tank

  • LCT (Armored) – Landing Craft Tank (Armored) (see Landing_craft_tank#Conversions_and_modifications)

  • LCT (High Explosive) – Landing Craft Tank (High Explosive) - landing craft carrying self-propelled guns (see Landing_craft_tank#Conversions_and_modifications)

  • LCT (Rocket) – Landing Craft Tank (Rocket)

  • LCVP – Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel

  • LSD – Landing Ship Dock

  • LSI(H) – Landing Ship Infantry (Hand-Hoist)

  • LSI(L) – Landing Ship Infantry (Large)

  • LSI(S) – Landing Ship Infantry (Small)

  • LST – Landing Ship Tank

  • MMS – Motor Minesweeper


References



  • Badsey, Stephen; Bean, Tim (2004). Omaha Beach. Sutton Publishing. pp. 48-49 & 54. ISBN 0-7509-3017-9..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

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