Willoughby(1957)p.221) HMS Prince Charles 2 , Prince Leopold, USS Oberon AKA-14 2 , USS Barnett APA-5 2 , Monrovia, USS Lyon AP-71 2 , USS Samuel Chase APA-26 2 , USS Betelgeuse AKA-11 2 , USS Thurston AP-77 2 , USS Elizabeth C. Stanton AP-69 2 , USS Orizaba ID-1536 2 , and USS Chateau Thierry AP-31 2 anchored approximately 6 nautical miles off the mouth of the Gela River with LCIs, LSTs, and salvage vessels slightly further offshore; and the destroyers USS Murphy DD-603 6 , USS Glennon DD-620 2 , USS Maddox DD-622 2 , USS Bernadou DD-153 2 , and USS Dallas DD-199 2 screened the seaward side of the anchorage.