The harbour and supplies · Reference 85133
The Seabees' workshops and repair work
English reading guide
About this dossier
This dossier presents the Seabees, the US Navy's construction units, through their workshop and repair activity at Omaha. The text describes their involvement in harbour installation, damaged-craft repairs, causeways and Rhino ferries. Photographs show workshop barges, tugs, engine maintenance and the recovery of stranded craft after the storm. The page records the continuing technical work behind the movement of supplies from ships to the shore.
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.
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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.
Les ateliers des Seabees ("Navy Construction Battalion")
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