During the landings in Normandy on D Day in June 1944, "Scarborough" was employed to follow closely behind the minesweepers making a path through the German minefields to drop buoys to mark a clear path for the assault convoys.
During the landings in Normandy on D Day in June 1944, "Scarborough" was assigned to follow closely behind British minesweepers making a path through the German minefields near the coast of Normandy. She dropped buoys to mark a clear path for the assault convoys.