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minesweeperNaval vessel used to clear submarine mines from an expanse of water. In naval warfare, they are used to clear mines from sea-lanes to protect merchant shipping as well as to clear paths for warships to engage in battle or amphibious warfare. The earliest examples used sweeping wires with sawlike projections to cut the cables anchoring submarine mines and allow them to rise to the surface, where they would be destroyed by gunfire. The wide use of magnetic mines (set off by the magnetic field of steel ships) in the Korean War led to wood-hulled minesweepers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commander reportedly "informed the US Navy that Japan probably could not provide ships for surveillance and minesweeping unless Japan was directly attacked or the United Nations provided an appropriate mandate. The exercise included five MCM ships and two explosive ordinance units from Ingleside, Texas, as well as four MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters, right, and associated minehunting and minesweeping equipment from HM-15. I also supported the minesweeping dolphins, and I supported the collateral damage known as Iraqi civilians, and I support poolside banana daiquiris and double cheeseburgers with ketchup, pickles, and onions only. |
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