A flotilla of U.S. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)s departing Weymouth, England, on their way to Normandy, France during World War II. One of them is LCI(L) number 495.
View from U.S. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) 88 as it pulls away from pier at Weymouth England, underway for the invasion of France, in World War 2. Three others, LSI(L) numbers 497, 493 and 488 are seen still tied up beside the pier. The LCI(L) 498 passes nearby.
Views from Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) 88 of convoy of Landing Craft departing Weymouth, England, for the invasion of France, in World War 2. The American flag in brisk breeze on stern of LCI(L) 88. Convoy proceeding in columns. At least one barrage balloon seen faintly in background. A British Battleship lays by, in the background, as the convoy passes.
PT boats patrol transport area in the Atlantic Ocean before the invasion of France during World War II. A United States PT (Patrol) boat underway in the Atlantic. A man on the bridge looks through binoculars with an American flag in background. Men at 50 caliber machine gun and another one at 20 mm gun. Guns fired. Men aboard a PT boat signal semaphore. A man from a torpedo boat signals semaphore.
PT boats patrol transport area in the Atlantic Ocean before the invasion of France during World War II. A man aboard a PT (patrol) boat wearing a life jacket. Allied battleship fires. Smoke in the background. PT boat comes along side another vessel with men aboard the boat.
United States Naval vessels underway at sea before the invasion of France during World War II. A fleet of Naval vessels underway in the far background. Explosions occur at sea as water splashes. A United States Navy YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway at sea as it detonates mines. Mines detonated and explosions occur.