Secret D-Day Floating Ports Three Days After D-Day

The video discusses the strategic planning at the Churchill-Roosevelt meeting in Quebec, focusing on the events following D-Day. It highlights the sinking of over 60 freighters off the coast of France to create a man-made harbor. The video further explains the use of steel caissons and pier heads in the construction process, detailing the logistics and engineering involved in establishing a functional harbor.

Where was the initial planning for the man-made harbor discussed?

• Paris

• London

• Quebec

• Washington, D.C.

How many days after D-Day did the operation to create the harbor begin?

• Five days

• Three days

• One day

• Seven days

What was the purpose of sinking over 60 old freighters off the coast of France?

• To create a breakwater

• To form a new island

• To block enemy ships

• To dispose of old ships

What was used to fully submerge a partially sunk ship?

• A torpedo

• A depth charge

• A bulldozer

• A crane

How many steel caissons were used in the harbor construction?

• 160

• 100

• 120

• 146