HMS Danae (D44) before the coast of Normandy Day 10

Coast of Normandy, France

Listing Details

Date

1944-06-15

Status coordinate

No status yet

Operation

Neptune June 6-30

Description

Coast of Normandy In March 1944 she returned to Great Britain and was attached to the 1st Cruiser Squadron. Prior to the Invasion of Normandy she left for the Sword Beach area, where she carried over ground support missions, together with HMS Ramillies, Warspite, Mauritius, Frobisher, Arethusa and ORP Dragon, as well as 10 S class, V class and Hunt class destroyers. In July the squadron moved to the area of Port en Bessin and Ouistreham only to return to Great Britain in August.