Minesweeping is the practice of removing explosive naval mines, usually by a specially designed ship called a minesweeper using various measures to either...

By Samuel Eliot Morison Vrienden van de Koninklijke Marine. , Mechanical minesweeping Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oropesa (minesweeping)....

Minesweeping Group 50 may refer to: Minesweeping Group 50 of the Royal Navy that was based at Dover, England Minesweeping Group 50 of the Royal Australian...

remove mines. Minesweeping made significant advancements during World War II. Combatant nations quickly adapted ships to the task of minesweeping, including...

The Chamois class were French minesweeping sloops (Avisos dragueur de mines) ordered between 1935 and 1939. They were similar in design to the Élan class...

have minesweeping ability. The waters around Japan have many muddy seabeds that are not suitable for minesweeping, and abandonment of minesweeping ability...

intended originally for minesweeping Hunt class, Belvoir group (20 ships, launched 1916–17) Ailsa twin-screw coastal minesweeping sloops Hunt class, Aberdare...

MinDiv was a standard U.S. Navy abbreviation or acronym for "Minesweeper Division." The Commander of a minesweeper division is known, in official Navy...

The 20th Minesweeping Flotilla was a Royal Australian Navy minesweeping flotilla that operated during the Second World War. Formed on 9 December 1939 and...

Sydney, Nova Scotia, usually in concert with naval trawlers either on minesweeping or patrol missions. They were also used as convoy escorts for convoys...

disappeared without explanation. United States participation in the minesweeping effort was overseen by Rear Admiral Strauss aboard the repair ship Black...

adversary three choices: undertake a resource-intensive and time-consuming minesweeping effort, accept the casualties of challenging the minefield, or use the...

The P.V. type minesweeping trawlers were seven Royal Canadian Navy minesweeping trawlers built before the First World War in the United States. Initially...

La Surprise was a World War II French Navy Chamois-class aviso. Arsenal de Lorient in Brittany launched her on 17 June 1939. and she was commissioned in...

the minesweeping unit operating in conjunction with the 3rd Fleet raids on the Japanese home islands. She sailed on 14 September for minesweeping operations...

Shanghai II-class gunboat for minesweeping, all in reserve and being scrapped. Futi-class (Type 312) minesweeper / minesweeping drone Type 058 minesweeper...

for towing various minesweeping and hunting gear from above the dangerous naval mines. The Sea Dragon can be equipped for minesweeping and cargo and passenger...

also for minesweeping in the area around Japan, initially under the control of the Second Bureau of the Demobilization Ministry. The minesweeping fleet was...

MinRon is a standard U.S. Navy abbreviation for "Minesweeper Squadron." The Commander of a Minesweeper Squadron is known, in official Navy communications...

designed for convoy escort, and the Hunt class of "minesweeping sloops", those intended for minesweeping duty. The Royal Navy continued to build vessels...

have minesweeping ability. The waters around Japan have many muddy seabeds that are not suitable for minesweeping, and abandonment of minesweeping ability...

iron-clad ships that were degaussed to mask their magnetic properties. Minesweeping in the Pacific theater in World War II consisted primarily in the use...

ISBN 0-905838-78-5. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Captain of Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Flotilla - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley...

The 24th Minesweeping Flotilla was a minesweeping flotilla of the Royal Australian Navy. It was based at Darwin, Northern Territory during the Second World...

1919) was an officer in the United States Navy who died while conducting minesweeping operations shortly after World War I. Born in Montevallo, Alabama, King...

The 16th Minesweeping Squadron was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) minesweeping squadron. It was formed with the purchase of six Ton class minesweepers from...

main missions of the vessels are reservist training, coastal patrol, minesweeping, law enforcement, pollution surveillance and search and rescue. The multi-purpose...

have many muddy seabeds that are not suitable for minesweeping[why?], and abandonment of minesweeping ability is unacceptable[clarification needed]. For...

Torpedoes Division Navigation and Direction Division Navigation Division Minesweeping Division Mobilisation Division Naval Intelligence Division Operations...

the minesweeping unit changed to the Minesweeping Division of the General Affairs Department of the Demobilization Agency and the Minesweeping Supervision...