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.
| Name | Type | National service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battleship | Royal Navy | ||
| Battleship | Royal Navy | ||
| Heavy cruiser | Royal Navy | ||
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | ||
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | ||
| Light cruiser | Polish Navy | ||
| Light cruiser | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Ślązak | Destroyer | Polish Navy | |
| Stord | Destroyer | Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| Svenner | Destroyer | Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Destroyer | Royal Navy | ||
| Monitor | Royal Navy |
. Barrett Tillman . Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia: The Normandy Invasion A-Z . 2004 . Brassey's . Washington, DC . 1-57488-760-2 . 173–174 . registration .