List of ships in Bombarding Force K

Bombarding Force K, commanded by Rear Admiral Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton of the Royal Navy, was a group of eighteen ships responsible for bombarding targets at Gold Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.

It was part of Royal Navy Force G, commanded by Commodore Cyril Douglas-Pennant.^[1] This was in turn part of the Eastern Naval Task Force, under Admiral Philip Vian.^[2]

Royal Navy Bombarding Force K

Name	Type	National service	Primary target
Ajax	Cruiser	Royal Navy	Longues-sur-Mer battery[3]
Argonaut	Cruiser	Royal Navy	105mm battery at Vaux (WN-50)[3]
Emerald	Cruiser	Royal Navy	105mm battery (WN-41)[3]
Orion	Cruiser	Royal Navy	122mm battery, Mont Fleury[3]
Flores	Gunboat	Royal Netherlands Navy	Gun position WN-39[3]
Cattistock	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Cottesmore	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Grenville	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, Jig sector[3]
Jervis	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, Jig sector[3]
Krakowiak	Destroyer	Polish Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Pytchley	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Ulster	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Ulysses	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, Jig sector[3]
Undaunted	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Undine	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, Jig sector[3]
Urania	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, Jig sector[3]
Urchin	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]
Ursa	Destroyer	Royal Navy	Beach defenses, King sector[3]

Citations

1. Trew 2004, p. 42.
2. Churchill 1951, p. 594.
3. Trew 2004, p. 49.

Sources

• Churchill, Winston (1951) [1948]. Closing the Ring. The Second World War. V. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 396150.
• Trew, Simon (2004). Gold Beach. Battle Zone Normandy. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton. ISBN 0-7509-3011-X.