Help with historical information (US NAVY)

[MINENAZ16]

Hello,
We often find unexploded ww2 US navy shells in the same area, hills above de city of Cannes (mediterranean sea).
Always, 3 differents shells (WP 5in, HE 5in, HE 6in) with unknown Mk (?) (no answer in my previous post on Bocn).
So, I try to know what it the US ship that fired in this place and when (1944 ?). I don't know if there was 5in and 6in guns on the same boat.

 

[TimG]

Operation Dragoon - 15th August 1944 +, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dragoon#Main_invasion_force_landings

USS Somers was present and was involved in shore bombardment - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Somers_(DD-381)

HMS Delhi (fitted with U.S. 5" guns) also present - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Delhi_(D47)

TimG

 

[TimG]

Minenaz16,

This would appear to narrow down the ships involved in the bombardment for the 'Camel Force' landings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dragoon_order_of_battle#Task_Force_87_CAMEL_FORCE From what I can make out, Cannes falls within the 'Camel Force' landing area.

TimG