List of ships in Sword Bombardment Group

Below is a list of ships responsible for bombarding targets at Sword as part of the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.

Sword Bombardment Group

Name	Type	National service
Ramillies	Battleship	Royal Navy
Warspite	Battleship	Royal Navy
Frobisher	Heavy cruiser	Royal Navy
Arethusa	Light cruiser	Royal Navy
Danae	Light cruiser	Royal Navy
Dragon	Light cruiser	Polish Navy
Mauritius	Light cruiser	Royal Navy
Eglinton	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Kelvin	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Middleton	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Saumarez	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Scorpion	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Scourge	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Serapis	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Ślązak	Destroyer	Polish Navy
Stord	Destroyer	Royal Norwegian Navy
Svenner	Destroyer	Royal Norwegian Navy
Swift	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Verulam	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Virago	Destroyer	Royal Navy
Roberts	Monitor	Royal Navy

References

• Tillman, Barrett (2004). Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z. Washington, DC: Brassey's. pp. 173–174. ISBN 1-57488-760-2.