Mulberry Harbour - Wo
World War Two, saving private ryan, Second World War, W.W.II
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Mulberry Harbour
Arromanches was chosen to be the landing point for the artificial harbour for British troops, and designated Mulberry B. Mulberry A, intended for use by U.S. forces, was established at Omaha Beach. Mulberry A was in use for less than ten days when it was destroyed in a severe storm during the period 19 to 23 June. Establishment of these artificial harbours involved the laying of 146 Phoenix caissons, 600,000 tons of concrete with 33 jetties, and ten miles of floating roadways - all of it towed across the Channel at just over 4 mph. Around 9,000 tons of materiel was landed daily at Mulberry B until the end of August, by which time the ports of Antwerp and Cherbourg had been secured by the Allies, and had begun to return to service. Remnants of Mulberry B are still in evidence at Arromanches, more than 45 years after the war.
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US soldiers securing Mulberry; June, 1944.
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Valour and Horror, Second World War, Canadian history, World War II, W.W.II |
