Norway's little ships are in the front line. The Norwegian conster S.S.

Norway's little ships are in the front line. The Norwegian conster S.S. "Vestmanred" is beached at low tide off the Normandy coast. The "Vestmanred", like other supply ships which crosses the English Channel with materials for the Allies, was taken at high tide as close as possible to the beach, where the light materials were ferried ashore in "ducks". Later, when the ship was high and dry on the sandy beaches, the heavy stuff - trucks, tanks, bulldozers - were swung onto the sand and driven inland. A number of little ships of the Norwegian Navy have been ongaged since "D-Day" with other ships of the Allied fleets in this front line task. They are part of the 4,000,000 tons comprising the Norwegian fleet, which has been in action with the Allies since 1940, and are ideal for this type of work as few large ships can be used while the beaches are the unloading points.