Below is a list of ships responsible for bombarding targets at Gold Beach as part of the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, the opening day of Operation Overlord. This force, code-named "Bombarding Force K", and commanded by Rear Admiral Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton of the Royal Navy, was a group of eighteen ships responsible for bombarding targets in support of the amphibious landings on Gold Beach on 6 June 1944 ("D-Day"); this was the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.
Bombarding Force K was part of Royal Navy Force G, commanded by Commodore Cyril Douglas-Pennant. This was in turn part of the Eastern Naval Task Force, under Admiral Philip Vian.
+ Royal Navy Bombarding Force K Name Type National service Primary target Light cruiser Royal Navy Longues-sur-Mer battery Light cruiser Royal Navy 105mm battery at Vaux (WN-50) Light cruiser Royal Navy 105mm battery (WN-41) Light cruiser Royal Navy 122mm battery, Mont Fleury Flores Gunboat Royal Netherlands Navy Gun position WN-39 Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, Jig sector Destroyer flotilla leader Royal Navy Beach defenses, Jig sector Destroyer Polish Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, Jig sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, Jig sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, Jig sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector Destroyer Royal Navy Beach defenses, King sector
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