The harbour and supplies · Reference 85115
Installing the Whale floating roadways
English reading guide
About this dossier
The dossier follows the Whale floating roadways intended to connect the pierheads with the shore. Diagrams and photographs show roadway spans, Beetle floats, towing across the Channel and assembly at Omaha. Captions locate the shore connections and identify surviving or damaged sections after the storm. This material allows readers to understand how the separate components formed a route for vehicles and why their condition mattered to harbour operations.
This English guide introduces the dossier. Yves Cordelle’s archival text, quotations and captions are preserved in the linked French edition, including any original-language passages. The guide does not replace the original document or resolve its uncertainties.
Read the French edition →Consult the original archive
The full text, detailed image captions, maps and source references are available in the French edition. Quotations, witness recollections and historical uncertainties remain attached to that original record.
Mise en place des passerelles flottantes "Whale"
Open the original dossier in French →Original site reference: WebMulberry/85115-Whale.html. About the collection and its preservation.