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
edit- 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
- APA 26 USS Samuel Chase
- LST Unit
- Landing Craft
- LCI(L) x5
- LCM x18
- LCT x53
- Others
- LCC 10
- LCC 20
Assault Group O2
edit- APA/LSI(L) Unit
- APA 28 USS Charles Carroll
- LCVP x26
- APA 30 USS Thomas Jefferson
- LCVP x26
- SS Empire Javelin – Royal Navy LSI(L), carrying 1st Battalion 116th Infantry regiment
- LCA x18 (551st Flotilla)
- APA 28 USS Charles Carroll
- LST Unit
- Landing Craft
- LCI(L) x17
- LCM x18
- LCT x54
- Others
- LCC 30
- LCC 40
- LCC 50
Assault Group O3
edit- AP Unit
- AP 67 USS Dorothea L. Dix
- LCVP x26
- AP 76 USS Anne Arundel
- LCVP x26
- AP 77 USS Thurston
- LCVP x26
- AP 67 USS Dorothea L. Dix
- LST Unit
- Landing Craft
- LCI(L) x11
- LCT x39
- Others
- HMS Oceanway – Royal Navy dock landing ship
Assault Group O4
edit- LSI(S) Unit – Royal Navy
- SS Prince Baudoin LSI(S)
- LCA x8 (507th Assault Flotilla)
- SS Prince Charles LSI(S)
- LCA x8
- SS Prince Leopold, a LSI(S)
- LCA x8
- SS Prince Baudoin LSI(S)
- LSI(H) Unit – Royal Navy
- SS Amsterdam
- LCA x8
- SS Ben My Cree, a LSI(H), HQ 514th Assault Flotilla
- LCA x8
- SS Princess Maud, a LSI(H)
- LCA x8
- SS Amsterdam
Support Group
edit- Landing Craft Flak (LCF) x7 -
- Landing Craft Gun (Large) x5
- LCP(L) Smoke x28
- LCT (Armoured)[a] x8
- LCT (High Explosive) x10
- LCT (Rocket) x9
Patrol craft
editAnti-submarine trawlers
edit- HMS Bressay – Royal Navy
- HMS Coll – Royal Navy
- HMS Sky – Royal Navy
Minesweeper Group
edit- 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 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
edit- AP/APA – Attack Transport
- BYMS – British Yard Mine Sweeper
- HDML – Harbour Defence Motor Launch
- LCA – Landing Craft Assault, carried about 36 troops
- LCC – Landing Craft Control
- LCI(L) – Landing Craft Infantry (Large)
- 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)
- LCVP – Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel
- LSD – Landing Ship Dock
- LSI(H) – Landing Ship Infantry (Hand-Hoist), the davits were manually operated winches
- LSI(L) – Landing Ship Infantry (Large),
- LSI(S) – Landing Ship Infantry (Small)
- LST – Landing Ship Tank
- MMS – Motor Minesweeper
Notes
edit- ^ An LCT with added protection. These were British vessels on loan to US
References
edit- Badsey, Stephen; Bean, Tim (2004). Omaha Beach. Sutton Publishing. pp. 48–49 & 54. ISBN 0-7509-3017-9.