During the D-Day operations, HMS Black Prince supported the 10th Destroyer Flotilla against threats to the invasion fleet. Her principal contribution in the action described was firing star shell. Her presence supplied heavier supporting fire behind the destroyers and helped block enemy light forces from reaching the main formation. The example clarifies the period distinction between pickets, close escorts, and screens, and why the Dido family cannot be understood only through aircraft kills.
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HMS Black Prince screened the D-Day fleet
Black Prince backed the 10th Destroyer Flotilla off Normandy, illustrating screening as protection from surface attack as well as aircraft.