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USS Improve (AM-247) was an Admirable -class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in the Pacific Ocean. Improve received two battle stars for World War II service. Improve was laid down 1 June 1943 by Savannah ...
Historical overview. Mine warfare consists of: minelaying, the deployment of explosive naval mines at sea to sink enemy ships or to prevent their access to particular areas; minesweeping, the removal or detonation of naval mines; and degaussing, the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field in a ship's hull to prevent its detection by magnetic mines.
Minesweeper is a logic puzzle video game genre generally played on personal computers. The game features a grid of clickable tiles, with hidden "mines" (depicted as naval mines in the original game) scattered throughout the board. The objective is to clear the board without detonating any mines, with help from clues about the number of ...
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Minesweeper. Minesweeper J 636 underway in British coastal waters during World War II. A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. [1]
7 AMD-1000 naval mines or 32 depth charges. underwater mine searcher MKT-210. Sweeps BKT, AT-3, TEM-4. The Natya class, Soviet designation Project 266M Akvamarin, are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers during the 1970s and 1980s. The ships were used for ocean minesweeping.
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USS Whippoorwill (AMS/MSC-207) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields. Construction [ edit ] Whippoorwill was laid down 7 January 1954 as AMS-207 by Bellingham Shipyards , Bellingham , Washington; launched on 13 August 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Walter A. Yatch; and reclassified as MSC-207 on 7 ...