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List of ships and craft of Task Force O

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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.

Assault Group O1

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Assault Group O2

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Assault Group O3

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Assault Group O4

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Support Group

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Patrol craft

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Anti-submarine trawlers

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  • HMS Bressay – Royal Navy
  • HMS Coll – Royal Navy
  • HMS Sky – Royal Navy

Minesweeper Group

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  • 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ An LCT with added protection. These were British vessels on loan to US

References

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  • Badsey, Stephen; Bean, Tim (2004). Omaha Beach. Sutton Publishing. pp. 48–49 & 54. ISBN 0-7509-3017-9.

Further reading

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