Thirteen liberty ships , deliberately scuttled to form a breakwater for invasion vessels landing on the normandy beachhead lie in line off the beach , shielding the ships in shore .
盟军故意凿沉30艘自由轮,在海滩外排成行,为登陆诺曼底滩头堡的舰船形成防浪堤,保护靠岸的舰船。
Descending 63m , the breakwater had earned a place in the guinness book of records as the world 's deepest and its presence offered the ancient steel town 's 40000 residents visible reassurance .
深达63米防波堤赢得了吉尼斯世界纪录,它的存在给古老的钢城40000户居民带来明显的安慰。
A breakwater surrounds the archipelago , and its role is obvious : outside the perimeter , especially to the north-west , the waters of the gulf ripple with waves that would wear the artificial islands away