the Centurion the Centurion The Gooseberry around June 12 (western part), we distinguish well the Centurion and all the unloading activity — Yves Cordelle Collection, reference 85120.
This chapter collects numerous photographs (some of which date from the end of the operation) relating to the "Gooseberry", i.e. the artificial protected rade formed by a dike of "blockships" sunk and allowing the protection of small ships, up to approximately 2/3000 tons.
Large vessels and transports (e.g. Liberty ships and LSTs) remained wet offshore and were unloaded via shuttle ships which could easily go on the beach or on the 2 causesways (metal floors laid on the sand):
Rhinoferry self-propelled pontoons
LCT or Landing Craft Tank
LCM or Landing Craft Mechanized
LCVP ou Landing Craft Vehicle and Personal
LCA or Landing Craft Assault
DUKW or Ducks or Ducks
These operations are described in the following chapters:
(details) Panorama of the Gooseberry dam around 15 June (Central West)(details) Gooseberry Dike around 15 June (Central East)Gooseberry Dike
CenturionCenturionThe Gooseberry around June 12 (West part), one distinguishes well the Centurion and all the unloading activity
(details) in August, after the storm, the port in full activity
The dike around 15 June, in front of the Ruquet
The dike around 15 June, in front of the RuquetThe dike around 15 June, in front of the Ruquet
The dike around June 15, in front of Saint-Laurent, we see the "Centurion" at the western end(see details) Harbour plans August 5, after strengthening the Gooseberry and abandoning the Mulberry
A Liberty-ship at anchor, while unloading with various allegories(details) A water tanker (the SS "British Statesman") for the supply of the bridgehead(details)
On September 14, in Omaha Beach
(details) The spectacular fire of an LCT loaded with gasoline. The photo recognizes the wreckage of LCI 91, on the left.
(details) The blockship dam, with the Centurion on the left
Unloading a vehicle2 LCVP and LCI, 10 June 44June 10, LCVP, LCM
Various views from the coast
Liberty-ship cargo ships wet in the harbour in front of Colleville(details) Viewed from St-Laurent, shortly after 6 June(details) The eastern tip of Gooseberry, seen from E1, around June 8 or 9, or a little later??
On Colleville's side, cargo ships wet off the coast. In front of the beach, the wreck of the LCI 93(details) The Ruquet(details) View from the cliff west of Colleville
In front of Les Moulins in Saint-LaurentThe Ruquet(details)
Panoramic (details)On June 25, from E3, Colleville(details) A camp on WN60?, view of Gooseberry(details) View from CollevilleAfter the storm and the strengthening of the dikes
A panoramic view of the port on June 22, by an GIs (see details), right after the storm. The 6 views are taken from a point above the Raymond Marchal villa. There are the ruins of the Parmentier and Mathy villas and many ships: LCT 91 and 92, Centurion, SC1332 and many wrecks of the storm. These 6 views are visible separately, from west to east: view 1, view 2, view 3, view 4, view 5, view 6
views from WN65, at the Ruquet
(details) Colleville, we see many cranes unloading ducks
Details View from WN65, at the Ruquetbetween Le Ruquet and Colleville, probably, a LCVP cemetery is in the foreground
(details) Viewed from the top of the Ruquet valley, civilians look from a distance, in principle they had no right to approachViewed from WN65?. British truck and English sailor in the foreground(details) View of E1 (WN65)(details) A panorama of Gooseberry, seen from the Ruquet (WN65)(details) Seen from the Ruquet (WN65)(details) Viewed since WN60(details) View to the Ruquet on the rightThe Ruquet, seen from the Ruquet Casemate (WN65)(details) View from Colleville (WN62)The Ruquet, seen from WN65(details) probably in the Colleville area(details) in the Ruquet(details)
Below, photos taken after the departure of the Americans
(see details)(1947) Notice the 2 stranded cargo ships on the beachView of the dike eastward from the moon of the front mast of the "Centurion" (MC 1945 or 46) (see details)
(see details) (1947) We see the beginning of the "Gooseberry" dike with the "Centurion" battleship, and also the "causeway" near the Ruquet.View of the dike west from the moon of the front mast of the "Centurion". At the bottom we see the west crossover of Phoenix pontoons. (MC 1945 or 46) (see details)
(see details) (1947) The dike "Gooseberry is in the whole picture, we also see the second "causeway" in front of Colleville on the right.Gooseberry dam in the fall of 1949 (see details) (YC)1946 - View of the Moulins in St-Laurent(see details)
