The Invasion. June 6, 1944
83-Foot Coast Guard Patrol Boats at Normandy.

A British Royal Navy destroyer at Normandy--Possibly the HMS Venus that was assigned to same group as the CG 83464/CG43.
Although aged and faded, this photo shows the forethought that went into the invasion. These older cargo vessels were sunk to create breakwaters to assist the off loading of supplies on the beach until the maor ports were captured and put back into operation.
View of Normandy beaches after D-Day from an 83'.	Empress of Canada off the Normandy coast June 6, 1944. Note the small boat just aft of the Empress of Canada is an 83-footer acting as escort.
Aged photo showing massed vessels and landing craft during the invasion.
	Possibly the HMS Erebus firing its 15-inch gun during the Normandy invasion. For more information on this ship see Monitors.
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