"The 'Art' of Minesweeping" Topic
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| Tango01 | 28 Mar 2020 9:06 p.m. PST |
"For their main role of minesweeping the class were equipped with the normal sweeping gear for moored mines (the Oropsa sweep), the ‘LL' electric cable sweep for magnetic mines, and the SA gear for acoustic mines. Thus the Algerines had the capacity to deal with all types of mines known at that time (a later type – the Pressure or Oyster mine – was still unknown) and they were indeed the most efficient and effective minesweepers of the Royal Navy. Their record of achievement over the next few years fully justifies the claim that they were the best minesweepers, of any Navy during WW II. Two types of mines were to be dealt with by the Algerines:…"
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| Bozkashi Jones | 29 Mar 2020 4:04 a.m. PST |
The thing about mine-sweeping is that you'll never really know if you've had a bad day Nick |
 ColCampbell  | 29 Mar 2020 9:13 a.m. PST |
Good find, Armand. Thanks! Jim |
| Tango01 | 29 Mar 2020 3:10 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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| Eclectic Wave | 30 Mar 2020 10:10 a.m. PST |
My father was a engineer on a mine sweeper in WWII (US Navy). He had stories on his mine sweeper training in Baltimore. It was not uncommon for mine sweeper trainers to go out into the harbor for training runs, and start detonating real German mines, from subs that had sneaked in the harbor over night. |
| Tango01 | 30 Mar 2020 10:54 a.m. PST |
Thanks!.
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Armand
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