acoustic minesweeping

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• minesweeping — The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical, explosive, or influence sweep equipment. Mechanical sweeping removes, disturbs, or otherwise neutralizes the mine; explosive sweeping causes sympathetic detonations in, damages, or… …   Military dictionary

• USS Catclaw (AN-60) — USS Catclaw (AN 60/YN 81) was a Ailanthus class net laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. Catclaw served in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean theatres of the war. Post war she was decommissioned in China,… …   Wikipedia

• USS Stagbush (AN-69) — USS Stagbush (AN 69/YN 93) was an Ailanthus class net laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy in the western Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II. Her career was without major incident, and she returned home safely after… …   Wikipedia

• minesweeper — minesweeping, n. /muyn swee peuhr/, n. Navy. a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines. [1900 05; MINE2 + SWEEPER] * * * Naval vessel used to clear submarine mines from an expanse of… …   Universalium

• Naval mine — Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances around the top of the mine, called Hertz horns, are part of the detonation mechanism …   Wikipedia

• List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy — Active Ships * Hunt class mine countermeasure vessels ** HMS Ledbury (M30) ** HMS Cattistock (M31) ** HMS Brocklesby (M33) ** HMS Middleton (M34) ** HMS Chiddingfold (M37) ** HMS Atherstone (M38) ** HMS Hurworth (M39) ** HMS Quorn (M41)* Sandown… …   Wikipedia

• Commander Mine Squadron SEVEN — COMINRON SEVEN, (full: Commander, Mine Squadron Seven) is the designation for a United States Navy minelaying and retrieval command and unit. COMINRON SEVEN was assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet from some time before 1943 (exact date is …   Wikipedia

• Minesweeper (ship) — US Navy Admirable class minesweeper USS Pivot in the Gulf of Mexico for sea trials on 12 July 1944 A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in… …   Wikipedia

• Aggressive class minesweeper — The Aggressive class minesweepers are a class of US built minesweepers. They are designated as MSO (Mine Sweeper Ocean), distinguishing them from the smaller coastal MSCs and inshore MSIs. Minesweeping, or the disposal of naval mines by these… …   Wikipedia

• USS Redhead (AMS-34) — USS Redhead (AMS 34/YMS 443) was a YMSsub|135 built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for the Redhead duck.History YMS 443 was laid down 21 October 1943 by the Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,… …   Wikipedia

• Geophysical MASINT — is a branch of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) that involves phenomena transmitted through the earth (ground, water, atmosphere) and manmade structures including emitted or reflected sounds, pressure waves, vibrations, and… …   Wikipedia