List of Allied vessels involved in Operation Neptune

Operation Neptune, a phase of the European Theatre of World War II, was an undertaking by the Allies to invade the Northern coast of Nazi-occupied France. Following is a list of Allied vessels that took part in the operation.

Tallies Nation Combat Auxiliary Amphibious Totals Australia 1 1 Canada 7 1 8 Free France 4 4 Netherlands 2 2 Norway 2 1 3 Poland 4 4 United Kingdom 95 10 1 106 United States 27 32 21 80 Totals 143 43 22 208

List of vessels Ship Nation Category Type NeptuneLoss US auxiliary attack cargo UK auxiliary support & repair UK combat vessel light cruiser Took part in the shelling of German positions on Gold Beach UK infantry landing ship landing ship, infantry Aus auxiliary support & repair Can combat vessel corvette Can combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer escort US auxiliary amph. command ship US auxiliary transport UK auxiliary transport UK combat vessel light cruiser Naval bombardment during the operation, but also used her guns to support troops under fire from the Germans the following day. UK combat vessel light cruiser US combat vessel old battleship UK combat vessel destroyer US auxiliary transport / block ship scuttled as breakwater US combat vessel heavy cruiser US auxiliary minesweeper UK combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer US auxiliary attack transport US combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer escort US auxiliary attack transport UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer escort Pol combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK amphibious landing ship, tank US auxiliary minesweeper UK auxiliary landing ship, headquarters UK combat vessel destroyer leader Can combat vessel frigate UK combat vessel light cruiser US combat vessel destroyer UK auxiliary block ship Deliberately scuttled as breakwater UK combat vessel light cruiser US auxiliary attack transport US auxiliary minesweeper US combat vessel destroyer mine / shore batteries FNFL Courbet (1911) Fr auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater Can auxiliary minesweeper UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel frigate UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel light cruiser US auxiliary transport UK auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater US auxiliary fast minesweeper UK combat vessel light cruiser UK auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater UK combat vessel light cruiser US combat vessel destroyer UK auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel monitor UK combat vessel destroyer UK auxiliary destroyer/minelayer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer Ned combat vessel gunboat UK combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel heavy cruiser UK combat vessel destroyer struck mine, not repaired FNFL Georges Leygues Fr combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel light cruiser US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer Can combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel heavy cruiser US auxiliary attack transport UK combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer Can combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater UK combat vessel destroyer struck mine UK combat vessel destroyer US auxiliary cargo ship UK combat vessel destroyer US auxiliary attack transport UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer leader UK combat vessel frigate Can combat vessel corvette Pol combat vessel destroyer escort FNFL La Combattante Fr combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer UK auxiliary headquarters ship UK combat vessel frigate aerial attack UK combat vessel sloop UK combat vessel frigate UK combat vessel frigate UK combat vessel river gunboat US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank US amphibious landing ship, tank UK auxiliary minesweeper UK combat vessel sloop UK combat vessel old battleship UK combat vessel light cruiser US combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel destroyer An explosion caused the vessel to take on water, and though abandoned, did not sink. She was later towed away from France towards Britain, but was rocked by a large explosion, split into two and then sank. UK combat vessel destroyer FNFL Montcalm (1935) Fr combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel destroyer leader US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel battleship US combat vessel old battleship US auxiliary minesweeper Nor auxiliary patrol ship US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel light cruiser US auxiliary minesweeper struck mine US auxiliary minesweeper torpedoed by E-boat US auxiliary submarine chaser shore batteries US auxiliary minesweeper Pol combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel heavy cruiser UK combat vessel old battleship US auxiliary minesweeper US combat vessel destroyer escort struck mine UK combat vessel monitor US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel battleship US auxiliary attack transport US combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer leader US combat vessel destroyer Can combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel light cruiser UK combat vessel destroyer Pol combat vessel destroyer Ned combat vessel gunboat US auxiliary minesweeper UK combat vessel sloop UK combat vessel corvette UK combat vessel destroyer Nor combat vessel destroyer Nor combat vessel destroyer torpedoed by E-boat US auxiliary minesweeper UK combat vessel destroyer US combat vessel old battleship US auxiliary attack transport US combat vessel destroyer US auxiliary minesweeper US auxiliary transport US auxiliary minesweeper struck mine US combat vessel heavy cruiser UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel old battleship UK combat vessel destroyer US auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater US auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater US auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater US auxiliary block ship scuttled as breakwater UK combat vessel sloop UK combat vessel destroyer UK combat vessel sloop UK combat vessel destroyer struck mine, not repaired

See also List of Allied warships in the Normandy landings

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