Mulberry harbour, Arromanches: Normandy landing, June 1944, by Stephen Bone.

Mulberry harbour, Arromanches: Normandy landing, June 1944, by Stephen Bone. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: Bhc0689

Description: An oil painting by war artist Stephen Bone depicting the Mulberry Harbour off Arromanches. Five Phoenix caissons have been sunk in a line to form the main harbour wall. The concrete caissons were built amid great secrecy around the British coast. Many were built in London’s docks and on the Thames.

Creator: Stephen Bone

Date: 1944

Credit line: National Maritime Museum