Was 'our' Concrete Barge part of the Mulberry Harbour?

- D Day - 60 years on -

D-Day Map

On June 6th 1944 the Allies launched a massive invasion on the French coast at Normandy to liberate Europe from the fascists. Gliders carried a few troops to capture or destroy bridges & sea fortifications, but the biggest problem was landing men & equipment onto the heavily fortified & boobytrapped coast. This was achieved primarily by the use of what was code named the 'Mulberry Harbour'.

Mulberry Harbour Plan - Can you see a FCB?

Although it's generally assumed 'our' Canvey FCB was part of the D-Day Mulberry Harbour, I am yet to find any hard evidence any of this type of FCB was used across the channel. The closest I have come to seeing proof one of these things made it over to France is the following photo with caption taken in Normandy:

"Then, we went out on the actual beaches of the D-Day invasion.
Here I am on the remains of an old concrete barge half-buried in the sand"

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