This photograph looks back to when a 7,000-ship international fleet stood off the coast of Normandy. British sailors conning their LCA-1377 transport U.S. troops between ships "somewhere in Britain” before the 6 June 1944 D-Day invasion. This photo and others are available as prints through the Naval Institute Photo Archive. You may place orders or leave messages 24 hours a day at 1-800-233-8764, or contact [email protected], or visit our Web site.