Statistics

D-Day Allied Combat Ships by Country

 

  British U.S. French Polish Norwegian Dutch Greek Total
Battleships 3 3 - - - - - 6
Monitors 2 - - - - - - 2
HQ Ships 3 2 - - - - - 5
Cruisers 17 3 2 1 - - - 23
Destroyers 65 30 1 2 3 - - 101
Frigates 11 2 4 - - - - 17
Corvettes 17 - 2 - - - 2 21
Sloops 4 - - - - 2 - 6
ASDIC Trawlers 30 - - - - - - 30
Minesweepers 88 9 - - - - - 97
Patrol Craft - 17 - - - - - 17
Total 240 66 9 3 3 2 2 325

(1) British ships include Royal Canadian Navy.

(2) Additional Royal Navy force of 2 battleships, 8 cruisers, 20 destroyers in the North Sea.

Source: Tony Hall. (ed.) D-Day Operation Overlord

Last modified: 10 December 2022