According to an article in Naval History Magazine, four or five Navy Destroyers saved the day at Normandy.
When the fighting bogged down, the Destroyers came in like a cavalry charge, risked running aground, turned parallel to the beach, and opened fire at point blank range at the Germans and the German gun emplacements and blockhouses. The gun crews on one Destroyer were firing so fast and furious that they had to turn fire hoses on the guns to keep them cool while they were firing.
Another gun crew set up non-verbal communication with an Army tank on shore. Whenever the tank would fire, the gun crew would watch to see where the shell hit and then open fire on that spot.
According to the article, the cliff under one German blockhouse was shot up to a point where the entire blockhouse slid down the slope.
A Destroyer normally carried about 300 rounds for its 105's, and at least one had to haul arse across the channel and reload.
One Destroyer Captain commented later, "I didn't give a damn what I did to my ship if I could help those poor guys on the beach".
Surprisingly, apparently none of the Destroyers were damaged.
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