Below is a list of ships responsible for bombarding targets at Gold Beach as part of the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, the opening day of Operation Overlord.This force, code-named "Bombarding Force K", and commanded by Rear Admiral Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton of the Royal Navy, was a group of eighteen ships responsible for bombarding targets in support of the amphibious landings on Gold Beach on 6 June 1944 ("D-Day"); this was the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.
Bombarding Force K was part of Royal Navy Force G, commanded by Commodore Cyril Douglas-Pennant. This was in turn part of the Eastern Naval Task Force, under Admiral Philip Vian.
| Name | Type | National service | Primary target | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | Longues-sur-Mer battery | ||
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | 105mm battery at Vaux (WN-50) | ||
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | 105mm battery (WN-41) | ||
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | 122mm battery, Mont Fleury | ||
| Flores | Gunboat | Royal Netherlands Navy | Gun position WN-39 | |
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector | ||
| Destroyer flotilla leader | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector | ||
| Destroyer | Polish Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, Jig sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | Beach defenses, King sector |
. Winston Churchill . Closing the Ring . The Second World War . V . 1951 . 1948 . Houghton Mifflin . Boston . 396150 .