minesweeping vessel

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• Landsort class mine countermeasures vessel — The Landsort class mine countermeasures vessel is built by Swedish shipbuilding company, Kockums (formerly Karlskronavarvet) for the Swedish Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).DesignAs a mine countermeasure vessel, the hull is made out …   Wikipedia

• Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project — The Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project (MCDVP) was a procurement project undertaken by the Department of National Defence beginning in the mid 1980s to find a replacement for the Anticosti class, and Bay class minesweepers. Today, these… …   Wikipedia

• USS Robin (AM-3) — was an Lapwing class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Robin was named, by the U.S. Navy for the robin, a North American thrush with a… …   Wikipedia

• New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy — Historic ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy Cruisers‎ …   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

• 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

• USS Auk (AM-38) — was an Lapwing class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been place in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named Auk by the Navy, Minesweeper No. 38 was laid down on 20 June 1918… …   Wikipedia

• USS Avenge (AM-423) — was an Aggressive class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of clearing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.The second ship to be named Avenge by the Navy, AM 423 was laid down on 1 August… …   Wikipedia

• Minesweepers of the Royal New Zealand Navy — Historic ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy …   Wikipedia