List of Allied vessels involved in Operation Neptune facts for kids
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 | Neptune Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Achernar (AKA-53) | US |
auxiliary | attack cargo | |
| HMS Adventure (M23) | UK |
auxiliary | support & repair | |
| HMS Ajax (22) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMAS Albatross (1928) | Aus |
auxiliary | support & repair | |
| HMCS Alberni (K103) | Can |
combat vessel | corvette | |
| HMCS Algonquin (R17) | Can |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Amesbury (DE-66) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer escort | |
| USS Ancon (AGC-4) | US |
auxiliary | amph. command ship | |
| USS Anne Arundel (AP-76) | US |
auxiliary | transport | |
| SS Antenor (1924) | UK |
auxiliary | transport | |
| HMS Arethusa (26) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Argonaut (61) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Arkansas (BB-33) | US |
combat vessel | old battleship | |
| HMS Ashanti (F51) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| SS Audacious (1913) | US |
auxiliary | transport / block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| USS Augusta (CA-31) | US |
combat vessel | heavy cruiser | |
| USS Auk (AM-57) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HMS Avon Vale (L06) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Baldwin (DD-624) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Barnett (APA-5) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| USS Barton (DD-722) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Bates (DE-68) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer escort | |
| USS Bayfield (APA-33) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| HMS Beagle (H30) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Belfast (C35) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Bellona (63) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Black Prince (81) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Blankney (L30) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Blessman (DE-69) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer escort | |
| ORP Błyskawica | Pol |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Boadicea (H65) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Boxer (F121) | UK |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS Broadbill (AM-58) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HMS Bulolo | UK |
auxiliary | landing ship, headquarters | |
| HMS Campbell (D60) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer leader | |
| HMCS Cape Breton (K350) | Can |
combat vessel | frigate | |
| HMS Capetown (D88) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Carmick (DD-493) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Centurion (1911) | UK |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| HMS Ceres (D59) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| USS Chickadee (AM-59) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| USS Corry (DD-463) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | mine / shore batteries |
| FNFL Courbet (1911) | Fr |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| HMCS Cowichan (J146) | Can |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HMS Cygnet (H83) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Dacres (K472) | UK |
combat vessel | frigate | |
| HMS Danae (D44) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Decoy (H75) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Despatch (D30) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Diadem (84) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67) | US |
auxiliary | transport | |
| SS Dover Hill | UK |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| USS Doyle (DMS-34) | US |
auxiliary | fast minesweeper | |
| HMS Dragon (D46) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Durban (D99) | UK |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| HMS Emerald (D66) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Emmons (DD-457) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| SS Empire Bunting | UK |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| HMS Enterprise (D52) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Erebus (I02) | UK |
combat vessel | monitor | |
| HMS Eskimo (F75) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Express (H61) | UK |
auxiliary | destroyer/minelayer | |
| HMS Fame (H78) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Faulknor (H62) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HNLMS Flores | Ned |
combat vessel | gunboat | |
| HMS Forester (H74) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Frankford (DD-497) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Frobisher (D81) | UK |
combat vessel | heavy cruiser | |
| HMS Fury (H76) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | struck mine, not repaired |
| FNFL Georges Leygues | Fr |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Glasgow (C21) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Glennon (DD-620) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Grenville (R97) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Griffin (H31) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMCS Haida (G63) | Can |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Harding (DD-625) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Havelock (H88) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Hawkins (D86) | UK |
combat vessel | heavy cruiser | |
| USS Henrico (APA-45) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| HMS Hero (H99) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Hobson (DD-464) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMCS Huron (G24) | Can |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Impulsive (D11) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Inconstant (H49) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| SS Iserlohn (1909) | UK |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| HMS Isis (D87) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | struck mine |
| HMS Javelin (F61) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| SS Jeremiah O'Brien | US |
auxiliary | cargo ship | |
| HMS Jervis (F00) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| HMS Kelvin (F37) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Kempenfelt (R03) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer leader | |
| HMS Kingsmill (K484) | UK |
combat vessel | frigate | |
| HMCS Kitchener (K225) | Can |
combat vessel | corvette | |
| ORP Krakowiak (L115) | Pol |
combat vessel | destroyer escort | |
| FNFL La Combattante | Fr |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Laffey (DD-724) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Largs | UK |
auxiliary | headquarters ship | |
| HMS Lawford (K514) | UK |
combat vessel | frigate | aerial attack |
| HMS Londonderry (U76) | UK |
combat vessel | sloop | |
| HMS Loch Fada (K390) | UK |
combat vessel | frigate | |
| HMS Loch Killin (K391) | UK |
combat vessel | frigate | |
| HMS Locust (T28) | UK |
combat vessel | river gunboat | |
| USS LST-5 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-57 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-209 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-266 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-279 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-288 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-306 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-344 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-356 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-371 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-380 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-389 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-509 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-515 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-516 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-519 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-521 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-529 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-532 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-533 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| USS LST-542 | US |
amphibious | landing ship, tank | |
| HMS Loyalty (J217) | UK |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HMS Magpie (U82) | UK |
combat vessel | sloop | |
| HMS Malaya | UK |
combat vessel | old battleship | |
| HMS Mauritius (80) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS McCook (DD-496) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Meredith (DD-726) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | struck mine, not repaired |
| HMS Middleton (L74) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| FNFL Montcalm (1935) | Fr |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Montrose (D01) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer leader | |
| USS Murphy (DD-603) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Nelson (28) | UK |
combat vessel | battleship | |
| USS Nevada (BB-36) | US |
combat vessel | old battleship | |
| USS Nuthatch (AM-60) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HNoMS Nordkapp | Nor |
auxiliary | patrol ship | |
| USS O'Brien (DD-725) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Onslow (G17) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Oribi (G66) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Orion (85) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| USS Osprey (AM-56) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | struck mine |
| USS Partridge (ATO-138) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | torpedoed by E-boat |
| USS PC-1261 | US |
auxiliary | submarine chaser | shore batteries |
| USS Pheasant (AM-61) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| ORP Piorun (G65) | Pol |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Quincy (CA-71) | US |
combat vessel | heavy cruiser | |
| HMS Ramillies (07) | UK |
combat vessel | old battleship | |
| USS Raven (AM-55) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| USS Rich (DE-695) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer escort | struck mine |
| HMS Roberts (F40) | UK |
combat vessel | monitor | |
| HMS Rodney (29) | UK |
combat vessel | battleship | |
| USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| USS Satterlee (DD-626) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Saumarez (G12) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Scourge (G01) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Scylla (98) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer leader | |
| USS Shubrick (DD-639) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMCS Sioux (R64) | Can |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Sirius (82) | UK |
combat vessel | light cruiser | |
| HMS Skate (1917) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| ORP Ślązak (L26) | Pol |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HNLMS Soemba | Ned |
combat vessel | gunboat | |
| USS Staff (AM-114) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HMS Starling (U66) | UK |
combat vessel | sloop | |
| HMS Statice (K281) | UK |
combat vessel | corvette | |
| HMS Stevenstone (L16) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HNoMS Stord (G26) | Nor |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HNoMS Svenner (G03) | Nor |
combat vessel | destroyer | torpedoed by E-boat |
| USS Swift (AM-122) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| HMS Tanatside (L69) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Texas (BB-35) | US |
combat vessel | old battleship | |
| USS Thomas Jefferson (APA-30) | US |
auxiliary | attack transport | |
| USS Thompson (DD-627) | US |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| USS Threat (AM-124) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | |
| USS Thurston (AP-77) | US |
auxiliary | transport | |
| USS Tide (AM-125) | US |
auxiliary | minesweeper | struck mine |
| USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) | US |
combat vessel | heavy cruiser | |
| HMS Ulster (R83) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Ulysses (R69) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Undaunted (R53) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Undine (R42) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Urania (R05) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Urchin (R99) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Ursa (R22) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Vanquisher (D54) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Venus (R50) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Versatile (D32) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Verulam (R28) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Vesper (D55) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Vigilant (R93) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Virago (R75) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Vivacious (D36) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Volunteer (D71) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Walker (D27) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Wanderer (D74) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Warspite (03) | UK |
combat vessel | old battleship | |
| HMS Watchman (D26) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| SS West Cheswald | US |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| MS West Grama | US |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| MS West Honaker | US |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| SS West Nohno | US |
auxiliary | block ship | scuttled as breakwater |
| HMS Whimbrel (U29) | UK |
combat vessel | sloop | |
| HMS Whitehall (D94) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | |
| HMS Wild Goose (U45) | UK |
combat vessel | sloop | |
| HMS Wrestler (1918) | UK |
combat vessel | destroyer | struck mine, not repaired |
See also
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